Legal Opinion

Proctor v. Owens

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1862PublishedCited by 18 opinions

APPEAL from the Decatur Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtWorden, J.

This was ah action for slander by the appellee against the appellant. Trial, verdict, and judgment for the plaintiff.

There was á demurrer sustained tó the third paragraph of the defendant’s answer. This is assigned for error, but the point is not noticed in the brief of counsel for the appellant, hence it will not be noticed by us. It is claimed, however, that the complaint is bad. The complaint is clearly good, as it charges that the defendant said of the plaintiff, inter alia, that she was caught in the very act of adultery.

Oil the trial, the plaintiff proved that the defendant said of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Guard v. RiskIndiana Supreme Court · 1858
  2. Drummond v. LeslieIndiana Supreme Court · 1840
  3. Ausman v. VealIndiana Supreme Court · 1858
  4. Shields v. CunninghamIndiana Supreme Court · 1820
  5. Smawley v. StarkIndiana Supreme Court · 1857

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Waugh v. WaughIndiana Supreme Court · 1874
  2. Gebhart v. BurkettIndiana Supreme Court · 1877
  3. Levy v. ChittendenIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Gabe v. McGinnisIndiana Supreme Court · 1879
  5. Democrat Publishing Co. v. JonesTexas Supreme Court · 1892

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