Johnson v. Robertson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error to the Circuit court of Lowndes. Slander, tried by Harrís, J. This was an action of slander, brought by tiie plaintiff in this court, against the defendants, for slanderous words spoken by the wife. The declaration contained eight counts. To all the counts, except the second, a general demurrer was filed, which were sustained by the court.
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Error to the Circuit court of Lowndes. Slander, tried by Harrís, J. This was an action of slander, brought by tiie plaintiff in this court, against the defendants, for slanderous words spoken by the wife. The declaration contained eight counts. To all the counts, except the second, a general demurrer was filed, which were sustained by the court. The second count differed from the other counts contained in the declaration, .in this ; — that it contained an averment, that in consequence of the speaking and publishing of the woi ds alleged to be slanderous, certain persons, mentioning their…
1Opinion of the CourtOrmond, J.
— The judgment of the court below, sustaining the demurrers to the first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth counts of the declaration, cannot be sustained. The slanderous words charged in the four first counts of the declaration, are, in substance, “he (meaning the plaintiff,) has killed the child by giving it too much calomel;” which words, it is alleged, were falsely and maliciously spoken of the plaintiff as a physician, and in the way of h-,s profession and business, in his attendance upon the infant child if the defendant.
The only objection now made by counsel, to the…
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