Upham v. Dickinson

This was an action for slander, brought by Dickinson against ITpliam. The jury gave the plaintiff a verdict for $3,000. On a motion for a new trial, he remitted one-half the amount, and the court rendered judgment for the residue. The defendant appealed.

The declaration charges the defendant with having said of the plaintiff, that he stole two or three thousand dollars from defendant’s brother, in the State of Ohio. The speaking of the words is proven, but it is urged by appellant’s counsel that the defendant, when he used this language, explained it by saying that plaintiff was a clerk for…