Viss v. Calligan
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Snohomish county, Alston, J., entered July 13, 1915, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for slander.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
This action was instituted for the purpose of recovering damages for slanderous words alleged to have been uttered by the defendant of and concerning the plaintiff S. Viss.
The complaint contains three causes of action, separately stated. After the issues were framed, the cause was tried to the court and a jury, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the sum of $1,000. Motion for a new trial being made and overruled, a judgment was entered upon the verdict, from which the appeal is prosecuted.
The facts are these: About the 1st of March, 1914, S. Viss, hereinafter referred to…
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