Hunckel v. Voneiff

Miller, J.,

delivered the-opinion of the Court.

This is an action of libel or slander against a witness in an equity cause, whose testimony was written down by the examiner, returned to the Court and read at the hearing before the Judge. The alleged libelous, or slanderous statements are contained in the testimony thus taken. There was a demurrer to each of the two counts in the declaration, which the Court sustained and, thereupon, gave judgment for the defendants. From that judgment this appeal is taken.

*187In the able arguments of counsel the whole field of the law on the question of privilege…