Benes v. Matulka

This is an action to recover damages for the alleged conversion by the defendant of seven steers owned by the plaintiff. The petition originally contained two causes of action, but the first cause of action was dismissed by the plaintiff.

The defendant filed an amended answer and cross-petition which denied the conversion and alleged that the plaintiff had slandered the defendant and maliciously had caused him to be prosecuted. The, slander consisted of statements that the defendant had taken and stolen the plaintiff’s cattle. The prosecution was a charge of selling branded cattle -without a…