Stumer v. Pitchman

Per Guriam.

This was an action on the case brought by the appellee against the appellant for an alleged slander. The jury, at the trial, found the defendant guilty and assessed the plaintiff’s damages at §2,400. From that sum the appellee remitted §800, and thereupon the court, after denying the appellant’s motion for a new trial, gave judgment in favor of the plaintiff for §1,600 and costs.

■ We are of the opinion that the words alleged in the declaration are actionable per se, and that the evidence, though quite conflicting, warranted the jury in finding the defendant guilty of uttering and…