Blake v. Smith
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Trespass on the Case for slander. Certified from the Common Pleas Division on demurrer to the declaration.
1Opinion of the CourtTillinghast, J.
This is an action of trespass on the case for slander. The declaration contains five counts. The first and third counts set out certain slanderous language alleged to have been uttered and published by the defendant Lawrence W. Smith of and concerning plaintiff Emma Blake ; the second and fourth counts set out certain slanderous language alleged to have been uttered and published by the defendant Nellie Smith of and concerning the plaintiff Emma Blake ; and the fifth count sets out certain slanderous language alleged to have been uttered and published by both of the defendants of and…
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