Lewis v. Black
Mississippi Supreme Court
In error from the ■ circuit court of Noxubee county; Hon. John Watts, judge. This was an action of slander instituted at the June term, 1850, of the circuit court of Noxubee county, by John J. Black ■ggainst Francis J. Lewis, in which a judgment for the sum of $2,291 was rendered by the jury for Black.
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In error from the ■ circuit court of Noxubee county; Hon. John Watts, judge. This was an action of slander instituted at the June term, 1850, of the circuit court of Noxubee county, by John J. Black ■ggainst Francis J. Lewis, in which a judgment for the sum of $2,291 was rendered by the jury for Black. The defendant' demurred to plaintiff’s declaration, and the demurrer" was sustained to the third and sixth count of the declaration; and the court granted leave to the plaintiff.to file an amended declaration, which he did, containing six counts ; the first of which was at common law, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Smith
This was an' action of slander brought in the circuit court of Noxubee county. The defendant demurred, and the demurrer was sustained to the third and sixth counts of the declaration; whereupon, by leave of the court, plaintiff filed an amended declaration containing six counts, the first of which was at common law; the remainder were framed under the statute of 1822. Hutch. Dig. 801, art. 3, § 9. The defendant again demurred specially, and assigned causes of demurrer to éach of the counts. The demurrer was overruled, and the defendant answered under the provisions of the act of 1850,…
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