PHILLIPS, Judge.
The trial of this action for slander ended in plaintiff obtaining judgment for $3,500 in compensatory damages and $7,500 in punitive damages for being falsely accused by the defendants of giving the Kroger store a worthless check for groceries. Since the action is for slander per se, the verdict and judgment can stand only if the evidence presented is sufficient to establish the following: (1) That defendant spoke base or defamatory words which...
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