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STATE v. STONE

No. 12343.

140 S.E.2d 801 (1965)

STATE ex rel. Grace M. SOVINE and Grace M. Sovine v. John STONE and Maryland Casualty Co., a Corp.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided March 16, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman E. Rood, Huntington, for appellants.

Marshall, Harshbarger & St. Clair, Huntington, for appellees.

BROWNING, President.

Plaintiff, Grace Sovine, instituted this action for slander and false imprisonment in the Circuit Court of Cabell County against John Stone, a constable for Barboursville District of Cabell County, and Maryland Casualty Company, surety on Stone's official bond. Defendant answered denying any liability in the premises, the case was tried by a jury, and the jury returned a verdict in plaintiff's favor in the amount of $3500.00, the amount of the...

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