Cristman v. Cristman
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of DeKalb County; the Hon. Charles Kellum, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtLacey, J.
This was an action on the case for defamation of character, by appellee against appellant, in which there was a verdict and judgment in favor of appellee, in the court below, of $1,600.
The appellant is the mother of appellee, and resided on her farm. There was living with her a daughter, Irene Cristman, then a woman grown, and a man servant, John Streuchen.
In January, 1888, a short time before the alleged slanderous words were uttered, some person or persons came to her dwelling house, in the night time, and knocked at the door, and upon Streuchen going to the door and opening it he was fired…
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