Skinner v. Grant
Supreme Court of Vermont
This was an action for slanderous words. The plaintiff, in his declaration, after setting forth his good name and character, alleged, that for more than ten years previous to the commencement of this suit, he had been and then was a preacher and minister of the gospel, duly settled over the church and society called the first Universalist society of Ludlow, and had, by reason of such good character and for preaching to such society, received great gains and emoluments to his…
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This was an action for slanderous words. The plaintiff, in his declaration, after setting forth his good name and character, alleged, that for more than ten years previous to the commencement of this suit, he had been and then was a preacher and minister of the gospel, duly settled over the church and society called the first Universalist society of Ludlow, and had, by reason of such good character and for preaching to such society, received great gains and emoluments to his benefit and to the comfortable support of his family; and charged that the defendant, well knowing the premises and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Collamer, J.
— This is an action of slander alleging, in substance, that the plaintiff was a minister of the gospel, that the defendant spoke of him, as such, these words, “ Mr. Skinner said the blood of Christ had nothing to do with our salvation more than the blood of a hog,” whereby the plaintiff lost his employment.
The defendant, in his first plea in bar, insists that the plaintiff ought not to recover, because, after speaking the words, and before suit, he informed the plaintiff who the person was who so told this to the defendant. To this there…
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