Devany v. Quill

Motion to set aside a verdict for the plaintiff in an action for slander and to dismiss the complaint therein as insufficient in law.

The complaint charges that, at a time when this country was at war with Germany, the defendant called the plaintiff: “ The agent of Fascism in America today ” and “ The agent of Hitler in America that these statements were made of the plaintiff “ as an individual and as a candidate for public office ” (i.e., for Congress); and that, as a result, he was injured and damaged in his good name and reputation. The complaint does not plead an innuendo; nor does it…