Brann v. Campbell

Franklin, C.

Campbell and wife sued Brann and wife in an action of slander. The defendants answered by averring the truth,of the words charged, in justification. The plaintiffs replied by a denial. There was a trial by a jury, and a verdict for the plaintiffs. A motion for a new trial was overruled, and judgment rendered for the plaintiffs.

The defendants appealed to this court, and have assigned a large number of errors, among -which is the overruling of the motion for a new trial, which states various reasons therefor, which have also been improperly assigned as specifications of error; but…