Gastineau v. McCoy

*464Opinion op the Court by

Judge Thomas

Reversing.

This is a slander suit brought by appellant and plaintiff below, Gr. W. Grastineau, ag-ainst the appellee and defendant below, A. W. McCoy. The petition avers that defendant on four separate occasions in the presence and hearing* of named, persons, falsely and maliciously spoke of and concerning* plaintiff certain slanderous and defamatory words imputing to him the commission of a felony. On one occasion plaintiff is alleged to have said that: “Here was the corner old man Grastineau and Ben Howard dug it up-, now claims the corner down there so as…