Carpenter v. Meredith
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Brunswick county, in an action of libel and slander.
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
This is an action of slander and libel brought by T. H. Meredith against W. R. Carpenter in which there was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff.
The history of the pleading in the case presents a rather anomalous and confusing situation and one which cannot be stated without regrettable prolixity and verbal repetition. It must be set out, however, because it forms the basis of one of the assignments of error.
At the April rules, 1916, the plaintiff filed a declaration containing twelve counts, six under the common law and six under the statute for insulting words. At the succeed*449ing…
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