Supreme Court of New Jersey February 15, 1836 (Bartow v. Brands)

Hornblower, C. J.

This was an action for slander. The cause was tried on the general issue, and a verdict rendered for the plaintiff. After the evidence was rested on the part of the plaintiff, the defendant moved for a non-suit; but the court overruled the motion; the defendant then called upon the court to overrule “ all the evidence given in the cause, of words spoken by the defendant, of the