Gage v. Robinson

Wood, Judge.

The declaration contains seven counts, in all of which, save the second, among other things, the defendant is ^charged with composing, publishing and circulating a certain [251 malicious and defamatory libel of and concerning the plaintiff, in which the plaintiff is accused of being a low, sneaking rascal — no better than a traitorous scoundrel — a scoundrel, rogue and villain — a defaulting scoundrel — dishonest, and guilty of dishonest practices ; and, in those counts, it is averred the plaintiff is an attorney and counselor at law, but not that the publication was made of him…