Peltier v. Mict

Citations

• 50 Ill. 511

Syllabus

<p>1. Pleading and evidence. Where in an action on the case for slander, the declaration alleged that the plaintiff, about whom the defamatory words had been spoken, was a single and unmarried woman—evidence of the fact that the plaintiff’s name was Mary Mict, and that she was the daughter of John Mict, and was only thirteen years old, were facts proved sufficient to warrant the jury in finding that she was an unmarried woman, and that there was not a substantial variance between the pleading and the evidence in that respect.</p> <p>2. Evidence—of pecuniary condition of plaintiff in actions for slander, admissible. In actions on the case for slander, defamatory of the character of the plaintiff, it is always permitted to prove the plaintiff’s condition in life, as bearing on the question of damages.</p>