Simpson v. Robinson

*181The opinion of the court was delivered .by

Blanchard, J.

This is an action for slander and defamation of' character. Damages are laid in the sum of five thousand dollars.

The grounds of the action are that defendant, in a public place and1 in a public manner, in the presence and hearing of ten or twelve persons, applied to the plaintiff opprobrious epithets, using this1 language: — • , 1

“I will mash your d — d head; you G — d d — d cowardly son of a b — h and d — d thief.”

Malice is charged, and humiliation, mortification and injury are averred.

Defendant, in his answer, does not deny the use of…