Miles v. Vanhorn

This was an action for slander, by the appellee, who was the plaintiff, against Miles. The complaint consists of two counts. The first alleges that the defendant, on, &c., at, &c., spoke and published of and concerning the plaintiff, and of and concerning her character for chastity, these false, slanderous and defamatory words, viz., First set of words: “ There is nothing the matter with her, (meaning plaintiff,) only the boys (meaning certain boys in the neighborhood of the defendant) screwed her (the plaintiff meaning,) too much at the spelling school (meaning a spelling school then lately…