McWilliams v. Ebling

— Plaintiff’s petition is in two counts alleging substantially the same slanderous statements claimed to have been made on' two occasions: the first, on January 14, 1946, at the annual meeting of stockholders of the bank of which plaintiff was president and defendant a stockholder; and the second, on June 18, 1947, at a country crossroad where a group was discussing a drainage project on a near-by farm.

The statements were made directly to plaintiff and accused him of stealing certain elevator stock, taking five thousand dollars from the bank, and of being a thief and a liar. Others were…