Jones v. Hungerford
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appear from Calvert County Court. This was an action of Slander, commenced by the appellee, against the appellant, on the 15th of April, 1828. The declaration .charged, that the defendant did, on, &c. at, &c. in a certain discourse, with divers good and worthy citizens of this state, of, and .concerning the plaintiff, and a certain school house the property of the defendant; the said defendant, then and there, falsely and maliciously said these false and malicious words of…
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Appear from Calvert County Court. This was an action of Slander, commenced by the appellee, against the appellant, on the 15th of April, 1828. The declaration .charged, that the defendant did, on, &c. at, &c. in a certain discourse, with divers good and worthy citizens of this state, of, and .concerning the plaintiff, and a certain school house the property of the defendant; the said defendant, then and there, falsely and maliciously said these false and malicious words of the plaintiff, that is to say, he (meaning the said plaintiff,) burnt the school house, (meaning the said plaintiff burnt…
1Opinion of the Court
Buchanan, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action of slander, and the words charged in the first count in the declaration are, “he burnt the school house,” inuendo, the school house of the appellant Edward Jones.
In the second count, “you burnt the school house, ” and and in the third count, “ William Ilungerford burnt the school house, ” with the same inuendo, in each, as in the first count. To which there was a plea of not guilty, and issue, and a verdict for the plaintiff', the appellee, and a motion in arrest of judgment, which was overruled, and judg*406ment entered upon…
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