ESLINGER v. HENDERSON

No. 302.

457 P.2d 998 (1969)

80 N.M. 479

Terrill Lee ESLINGER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas A. HENDERSON and Martha a. Henderson, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

July 25, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T.B. Keleher, Keleher & McLeod, Albuquerque, for appellants.

Melvyn D. Baron, Albuquerque, for appellee.


OPINION

HENDLEY, Judge.

One of the defendants publicly called plaintiff a "son of a bitch" and accused him of stealing seven dollars. Plaintiff filed a complaint; defendants answered with a general denial; a trial was held and judgment was entered against defendants.

Defendants claim five points of error for reversal. They do not attack the trial court's determination that the statements made were slander per se.

1. The trial court erred...

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