Williams v. Holdredge
New York Supreme Court
THIS was an appeal from a decision made at a special term, overruling a demurrer to the complaint. The opinion below states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Mason, J.
This is an action of slander for words spoken by the defendant of and concerning Eliza Williams, the wife of the plaintiff Sherman Williams. The complaint alleges that the defendant stated of and concerning Mrs. Williams, that she had the venereal disease ; that she had the clap; that she had the pox. The ease comes before the court on a demurrer to the complaint, assigning as causes of demurrer, first, misjoinder of Mrs. Williams as*a party plaintiff; and *397secondly, that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The rule is well…
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