Traylor v. White
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Mississippi Circuit Court. — Eon. Charles B. Baris, Judge. (1) There is abundant authority that calling a woman a bitch is not actionable per se, nor is calling her a God damned old bitch; then it must surely follow that calling her a whoring bitch and saying to her that she had better be at home cleaning up her filthy house is not slanderous per se. Kerone v. Block, 144 Mo.
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Appeal from Mississippi Circuit Court. — Eon. Charles B. Baris, Judge. (1) There is abundant authority that calling a woman a bitch is not actionable per se, nor is calling her a God damned old bitch; then it must surely follow that calling her a whoring bitch and saying to her that she had better be at home cleaning up her filthy house is not slanderous per se. Kerone v. Block, 144 Mo. App. 575; Curry v. Cabliss et ah, 37 Mo. 205; Callahan v. Ingram, 122 Mo. 366; Christal v. Craig, 80 Mo. 367; Miller v. Dorsey, 149 Mo. App. 24; Cook v. Pulitzer Pub. Co., 241 Mo. 326. (2) The basis of an…
1Opinion of the CourtNortoni, J.
This is a suit for damages’ on account of an alleged slander. Plaintiff recovered and defendant prosecutes the appeal.
It appears that plaintiff and defendant resided near each other in Mississippi county and the families of both were engaged in farming. Plaintiff and her husband resided on and cultivated a portion of defendant’s farm and so, too, did John Walker and his w-ife. Several head of Walker’s cattle trespassed upon defendant’s wheat field and defendant put them in a lot. About this time, Mrs. Susie Walker came up to look after the cattle and solicit their release. While Mrs. *328Walker…
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