Lewis v. Hudson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Slander. Pleadings. Before Judge Knight.' Forsyth Superior Court. August Term, 1871. Evelina J. Lewis averred that A. M. Hudson, wickedly intending to defame and injure her in her good name, fame and credit, heretofore, to-wit, on the fifteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, in the county aforesaid, in a certain discourse which he then and there had of and concerning her, did, in the presence and hearing of divers persons, maliciously…
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Slander. Pleadings. Before Judge Knight.' Forsyth Superior Court. August Term, 1871. Evelina J. Lewis averred that A. M. Hudson, wickedly intending to defame and injure her in her good name, fame and credit, heretofore, to-wit, on the fifteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, in the county aforesaid, in a certain discourse which he then and there had of and concerning her, did, in the presence and hearing of divers persons, maliciously and falsely speak and publish of and concerning her the following false, scandalous and defamatory words — that is to say:…
1Opinion of the Court
McCay, Judge.
1. Whatever may be the rule at common law, or in the other States, in Georgia it is actionable, orally to impute to another a crime punishable by law: Eevised Code, 2926. But our law goes further than this, and further, I think, than has been gone in any other State or country adopting the cdmmon law. In this State it is actionable to charge one with being guilty of any debasing ad which may exclude him from society : Eevised Code, sec. 2926.
We think the words set forth in this declaration are actionable. Perhaps this is not true of each particular sentence, but we think several…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cooper v. GreeleyCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1845
- Giles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1849
- Thomas v. CroswellNew York Supreme Court · 1810
- Gorham v. IvesNew York Supreme Court · 1829
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- Southland Publishing Co. v. SewellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
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- Stroebel v. WhitneySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
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