Legal Opinion
Pollard v. Lyon
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 10, 1876No. 93PublishedCited by 118 opinions
Error to the Supreme' Court of the District of Columbia. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford
Words both false and slanderous, it is alleged, were spoken by the defendant of the plaintiff; and she sues in an action on the case for slander to recover damages for the injury to her name and fame.
Controversies of the kind, in their legal aspect, require pretty careful examination; and, in view of that consideration, it is deemed proper to give the entire declaration exhibited in the transcript, which is as follows: —
“ That the defendant, on a day named, speaking of the plaintiff, falsely and maliciously said, spoke, and published of the plaintiff the words following, ‘ I saw her in bed…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hoag v. HatchSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1855
- Bissell v. CornellNew York Supreme Court · 1840
- Cook v. CookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Shaffer v. KintzerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1809
- Demarest v. HaringNew York Supreme Court · 1826
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3Cited by118 opinions
- DeLay First National Bank & Trust Co. v. Jacobson Appliance Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1976
- Erick Bowman Remedy Co. v. Jensen Salsbery Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
- Henry v. Cherry WebbSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1909
- Loeb v. GeronemusSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- Pridonoff v. BalokovichCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
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