LEMONIS v. HOGUE

No. 38348.

213 Miss. 775 (1952)

57 So.2d 865

LEMONIS v. HOGUE.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

April 7, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest Kellner, for appellant.

J.W. Miller, Farish, Keady & Campbell, for appellee.


Hall, J.

Appellee brought suit against appellant for slander and recovered a judgment for $2000 actual damages and $1000 punitive damages. Appellant contends that he was entitled to a peremptory instruction which was refused by the trial court.

The declaration charges that appellant made the following charge against appellee: "That fellow Lloyd Hogue stole...

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