Pattangall v. Mooers
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions by the defendant. This is an action on the case to recover for slander for certain oral statements by the defendant, of and concerning the plaintiff, intending thereby to injure him in his reputation and good name as an attorney at law.
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On exceptions by the defendant. This is an action on the case to recover for slander for certain oral statements by the defendant, of and concerning the plaintiff, intending thereby to injure him in his reputation and good name as an attorney at law. The defendant plead the general issue, and in addition thereto filed a brief statement in which he says, that whatever words may have been spoken of the plaintiff by defendant were not spoken of the plaintiff concerning his business or profession as an attorney at law. The jury rendered a verdict for plaintiff for 1279.25, and the defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtKing, J.
This is an action for slander for certain oral statements by the defendant, alleged to be false and defamatory, and to have been made maliciously concerning the plaintiff, with intent to injure him in his good name and reputation as an attorney at law, and likely to so injure him. The alleged slanderous statements were made on the 12th day of August 1913 at Skowhegan, Maine, first to one Fisher, and afterwards on the same day repeated to one Adams. At that time the plaintiff was one of three candidates, nominees of three political parties, for the office of Representative to Congress from the…
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