Klover v. Rugh

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one for damages for slander uttered by an attorney in the trial of a cause which he was conducting. A demurrer was sustained to the petition and the plaintiff appeals.

The material portions of the petition follow:

“The plaintiff herein is and was at all times hereinafter mentioned, of good reputation, sane mind, and on the 21st day of May, 1915, and previous thereto, was of good social standing and enjoyed the fellowship of a large concourse of friends in and around Solomon, Kan.

“That the defendant, C. E. Rugh, is and was at all…