Smallwood v. York

Opinion op the. Court by

Judge Carroll

Affirming.

The plaintiff, who is. the appellant here, brought suit against the defendant, now appellee, to recover damages for an alleged slander. The defendant is an attorney-at-law, and the petition charged that in the courthouse, while making the opening statement in a case, he falsely and maliciously spoke of and concerning the plaintiff the following words, to-wit:

“In this case the only question is, whether a corporation can get justice in Pike County. No longer than yesterday I heard a case tried in this court of Carl Massy against the Allegheny Coke…