Seip v. Deshler
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 31, July T., 1894, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lehigh Co., Nov. T., 1891, No. 44, on verdict for plaintiff. Trespass for libel. Before Albright, P. J. Plaintiff’s statement was as follows : “ Annie E. Seip, the plaintiff in this suit, by Joseph Hunter, her attorhey,-files this her statement against William H. Deshler, the defendant above named, who was summoned to answer the plaintiff, the said Annie E. Seip, in an action of trespass.
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Appeal, No. 31, July T., 1894, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Lehigh Co., Nov. T., 1891, No. 44, on verdict for plaintiff. Trespass for libel. Before Albright, P. J. Plaintiff’s statement was as follows : “ Annie E. Seip, the plaintiff in this suit, by Joseph Hunter, her attorhey,-files this her statement against William H. Deshler, the defendant above named, who was summoned to answer the plaintiff, the said Annie E. Seip, in an action of trespass. For that, whereas, The said Annie E. Seip is a person of sound mind, and a good, true, honest and virtuous citizen of the commonwealth of…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
All that need be said in relation to the first, second, eighth *346and ninth specifications of error is that the statement of claim is sufficient both in form and in substance; but, if there be any defect therein, it is only such as was amendable, and has been cured by the verdict, or may be considered amended now. The words of the letter set out in the statement, so far at least as they relate to insanity, are clearly defamatory and actionable.
The whole of the letter referred to and those of August 9th, 1889, and March 22,1890, received in evidence under exception, were not improper…
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