McLaughlin v. Charles
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Montgomery county. Action by Archibald. A. McLaughlin against John T. Charles for slander. Judgment was entered on a verdict for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLearned, P. J.
This is an appeal from a judgment on verdict and from an order denying a new trial. The action is for slander. The complaint alleges that the defendant, about the 7th of December, spoke slanderous words of the plaintiff, setting them forth, and that on the 12th of December he reiterated them. The answer substantially admits the speaking of the words on December 7th, and in regard to the reiteration on December 12th avers that it was made while giving testimony as a witness in an investigation made by the common council of Amsterdam. On the trial the plaintiff relied on the admission of the…
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