Camp v. Maddox

While the general demurrer did not indicate the reason, it was insisted that the petition did not set forth a, cause of action, and the defendant’s brief in this court suggests: (a) That the words alleged to have been spoken of and concerning the plaintiff, in the circumstances they were allegedly uttered, without the aid of innuendo, did not impute a crime to the plaintiff. (b) That the aid of innuendo is not invoked by the allegations of the petition, (c) If the words attributed to the plaintiff did charge the plaintiff with the offense of larceny, or if, in the light of the circumstances…