FRANK, Circuit Judge.
In this suit for slander, the complaint alleged that, in the presence of the members of defendant's musical band, defendant had called plaintiff a "slimy reptile," a "scurvy rat," a "son-of-a-bitch," and a "traitor," and had charged defendant with perjury. Defendant admitted all the non-perjury statements. As to the perjury statement, he denied and, in the alternative, pleaded truth as a defense. The evidence showed that the "traitor" charge...
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