Legal Opinion
Merritt v. Merritt
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided June 30, 1927No. 468PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, District Judge.
This action ivas originally brought by Anna I. Merritt, of Claremont, N. H., against Lewis E. Merritt, of Hartland, Vt., in the superior court for Sullivan county, N. H. The cause of action was slander, the plaintiff seeking damages because the defendant had falsely, scandalously, and maliciously circulated the report that she, meaning the plaintiff, had “poisoned her husband.”
Upon petition of the defendant the ease was removed to the District Court. There was a trial by jury and a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $1.
The defendant has filed a motion to limit the…
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