Legal Opinion
Hines v. Gravins
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 15, 1922PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, J.
This is an action for slander and insulting words under the Virginia statute, in which there was a verdict and judgment against the Director General of Railroads in favor of W. F. Gravins.
The case must be considered in two aspects, because it is necessary to observe the distinction between common law action for slander and the action given in Virginia by statute for insulting words.
1. The first count of the declaration charged common law slander. Omitting the introductory statements, this count charged that the defendant, “maliciously, wickedly and falsely uttered and published of and…
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