Bullard v. Lambert
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Autauga. Tried before tbe Hon. Pouter King. This action was brought by Joseph W. Bullard, and Martha R. Bullard, his wife, against Samuel Lambert, to recover damages for certain alleged slanderous words spoken by defendant concerning Mrs. Bullard, imputing to her a want of chastity. The defendant pleaded, “ in short by consent,” not guilty, justification, and the statute of limitations of one year; and issue was joined on all these pleas.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Autauga. Tried before tbe Hon. Pouter King. This action was brought by Joseph W. Bullard, and Martha R. Bullard, his wife, against Samuel Lambert, to recover damages for certain alleged slanderous words spoken by defendant concerning Mrs. Bullard, imputing to her a want of chastity. The defendant pleaded, “ in short by consent,” not guilty, justification, and the statute of limitations of one year; and issue was joined on all these pleas. Before entering on the trial, the plaintiffs moved the court to suppress the depositions of James and Nancy Cooper, on…
1Opinion of the CourtA. J. Walker, C. J.
Twenty-four several objections were made by the appellants to the deposition of James Cooper, and nine to the deposition of Nancy Cooper. Each one of these thirty-three objections alleged a failure to answer some cross-interrogatory, and was presented as a reason for the suppression of the deposition, before the commencement of the trial. I décide that there was no reversible error in the overruling of each one of these many objections. It would avail no useful purpose to give with particularity the reasons for my decision in reference to each objection; and in doing so, I should make this an…
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