Hoar v. Wood
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
In the trial of an action of slander, in the court of common pleas, before Strong, J. the plaintiff introduced evidence tending to prove that the defendant uttered the words set forth in the writ and declaration.
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In the trial of an action of slander, in the court of common pleas, before Strong, J. the plaintiff introduced evidence tending to prove that the defendant uttered the words set forth in the writ and declaration. “ It also appeared that the words were spoken to the plaintiff, in the presence of others, while the plaintiff was under examination as a witness, in a trial before a justice of the peace, on a complaint in behalf of the Commonwealth, where the defendant was the complainant and was examining the plaintiff, and managing the case in behalf of the Commonwealth. “ The defendant requested…
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, C. J.
On a trial of an action on the case for dander, in the court of common pleas, it appeared that the woras alleged to be slanderous, were spoken in the hearing of several persons, whilst the plaintiff was under examination as a witness, *194m a trial before a justice of peace, on a complaint in behalf of the Commonwealth, in which the defendant was the complainant, and in which he was managing the prosecution and examining the plaintiff as a witness. The words are stated, in the bill of exceptions, to have been spoken to the witness, during the examination, but in the presence and hearing of the…
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