Eaton v. White

The action in the court below was on the case, for verbal slander, brought by White against Eaton, and decided at the May term, 1846. The declaration contains but one count, and alleges the same slander, in various modes of expression, and a demurrer was filed to the declaration. It was objected that the declaration was multifarious, repugnant and uncertain. Upon inspection of the record we find that the crime imputed to White by Eaton is that he, White “keeps a whore house,” an indictable defense-if true, and words of slander actionable in themselves. This offense is imputed in various forms…