Parmer v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. S. D. Hale. ' This action was brought by Seaborn Anderson, against "William Parmer, to recover damages for the false and malicious speaking by the defendant, of and concerning the plaintiff, of certain words alleged to be “ in substance as follows: ‘ Seaborn Anderson bas stolen three of my negroes, and has them locked up iu his house; ’ ‘ Seaborn Anderson stole my negroes, and I intend to prosecute him, and…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. S. D. Hale. ' This action was brought by Seaborn Anderson, against "William Parmer, to recover damages for the false and malicious speaking by the defendant, of and concerning the plaintiff, of certain words alleged to be “ in substance as follows: ‘ Seaborn Anderson bas stolen three of my negroes, and has them locked up iu his house; ’ ‘ Seaborn Anderson stole my negroes, and I intend to prosecute him, and put him in the penitentiary for ten years; ’ 1 Seaborn Anderson has stolen my negroes, and they are in his house now, and…
1Opinion of the CourtRice, C. J.
—Without undertaking to comment upon the numerous cases relating to the admissibility, in an action of slander, of words spoken by the defendant after the commencement of the suit, we shall content ourselves with stating the conclusion upon the subject to which principle and authority have impelled us. A repetition of the slanderous woixls alleged in the complaint, or the speaking of words of similar import, or which expressly refer to those alleged in the complaint, after the commencement of the suit, is admissible. But they are admissible only for a defined purpose, that is, to show that…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Harrison v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1846
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