Lawson v. Mills

In this action plaintiff-appellant seeks to recover damages for alleged slander or defamation of his reputation in his trade. The defendant-respondent moved to require the com-paint to, be made more definite and certain in certain partic*309ulars, and also, to strike certain matter from the complaint. Defendant also demurred to the complaint on the ground that such did not state a cause of action for slander in that “offensive, abusive, insulting or blasphemous words do not constitute slander per se,” and that the complaint had failed to allege any special damages to the plaintiff. The judge of…