Abraham v. Baldwin
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by the Court En Banc. Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Duval County. The facts in the case are stated in the Opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Whitfield, J:
On March 6, 1905, the defendant in error brought an action for slander against the plaintiffs in error in the Circuit Court for Duval County, charging that the defendant, Leonora J. Abraham, a married woman, in September, 1904, and in January, 1905, falsely and maliciously, in the presence and hearing of divers persons, said of plaintiff: “He stole my hoe.” “He is a thief.” A demurrer to the declaration having been overruled, pleas of (1) not guilty, (2) justification and (3) *155privileged coimimnication were filed by the defendants. Issue was joined on the three pleas. Replications…
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