Greer v. White
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from J efferson Circuit. Court; Antonio B. Grace, Judge; 1. There is no case here for punitive damages. No ill feeling or malice is shown, no wanton, willful and gross negligence. 84 Ark. 241; 56 Ark. 609; 39 Ark. 393; 67 Ark. 388; 53 Ark. 10; 80 Ark. 262; 77 Ark. 114; 41 Ark. 297; 88 Ark. 200. If entitled to recover at all, appellee ought to recover compensatory damages only. 39 Ark. 387. 2. The court erred in instructing the jury as a matter of law that the use of…
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Appeal from J efferson Circuit. Court; Antonio B. Grace, Judge; 1. There is no case here for punitive damages. No ill feeling or malice is shown, no wanton, willful and gross negligence. 84 Ark. 241; 56 Ark. 609; 39 Ark. 393; 67 Ark. 388; 53 Ark. 10; 80 Ark. 262; 77 Ark. 114; 41 Ark. 297; 88 Ark. 200. If entitled to recover at all, appellee ought to recover compensatory damages only. 39 Ark. 387. 2. The court erred in instructing the jury as a matter of law that the use of the words “he burnt my house down” amounted to 'charging the appellee with the crime of arson. One may burn a house down…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
Plaintiff, H. S. White, instituted this action against defendant, G. B. Greer, to recover damages on account of alleged slanderous words spoken about him in his presence and in the presence of others. The words were spoken in response to a request made by a Mr. Core for permission for the plaintiff to ride in a conveyance with defendant, and are as follows: “No, sir; no such man as that can ride with me at ail. He burnt my house down. I shot him out of my house once. Let him walk to town — let him mud it.”
It is alleged in the complaint that the defendant in speaking the words meant that the…
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