Miller v. Woods

WADDILL, Commissioner.

Martha Woods recovered judgment against her sister, Ruby Miller, in the sum of $5,000 for slander. As grounds for reversal it is contended that: (1) The damages are excessive; (2) the verdict did not comply with the instructions.

*413Appellant, Ruby Miller, and appellee, Martha Woods, are the daughters of Mary Rifle who was 91 years of age at the time of her death in 1957. Appellant resided in Boyd County and appellee and her mother lived on a farm in Carter County. For several years prior to her death, Mrs. Riffe had been ill and bedfast due to an injury and infirmities of…