Murphy v. Olberding
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Carroll District Court. — Hon. Z. A. Church, Judge. Action for slander. Verdict and judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Deemer, JY
1 The slanderous words were: “You damn Irishman! You stole my wire.” The speaking of these words was admitted, but defendant pleaded in justification that he spoke the truth. Defendant was permitted to offer in evidence the cojay of a written contract between himself and Mrs. Neman, plaintiff’s grantor, concerning the erection of a fence upon or near their division line, from which the wire that plaintiff was charged with having stolen was talien. Defendant testified that he at one time had the original contract, but that it had been blurred with ink by his children; that he put…
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