Edwards v. Kevil
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Caldwell Circuit Court. J. F. Gordon, Circuit Judge. .Judgment for defendant, plaintiff' appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the court by
Judge Carroll.
Affirming.
This action in slander was instituted by the appellant, who was plaintiff below, against the appellee, defendant below. The actionable words, which were charged to have been spoken during a fire that destroyed a building owned by appellee, are these: “I reckon Ed Edwards is satisfied now, he burned this out. I received word some time ago that he intended to burn them.” When asked what he meant by this language, he replied: “Well, I heard that he (Edwards) was going to burn them.”
In the first paragraph of his answer, the appellee denied speaking…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Shipp v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1907
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