Bavington v. Robinson
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. (Duncan, J.) The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtConstable, J.
This is an action of slander, in which, under the instructions of the Court below a verdict was rendered for the defendant, and from the judgment entered thereon the plaintiff appealed.
The declaration contained five counts. The alleged defamatory words set forth in the first count were: “Don’t you (meaning the plaintiff) know you .are stealing my corn? Well, you are;” in the second count, “Don’t you know you are criminally liable? You are;” in the third count, “I (meaning the defendant) am going to see the State’s Attorney, you (meaning the plaintiff) have been robbing me long enough.” The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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