Hoyt v. Smith
Supreme Court of Vermont
Case for slander. The declaration was as follows : “In a plea of the case for that the plaintiff says that he now is an honest and faithful citizen of the State, and as such has always behaved and conducted himself, and until the committing of the several grievances by the defendant hereinafter mentioned, was always esteemed, reputed and accepted by and amongst all his neighbors and other good citizens of the State to whom he was in any wise known, to a be person of good…
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Case for slander. The declaration was as follows : “In a plea of the case for that the plaintiff says that he now is an honest and faithful citizen of the State, and as such has always behaved and conducted himself, and until the committing of the several grievances by the defendant hereinafter mentioned, was always esteemed, reputed and accepted by and amongst all his neighbors and other good citizens of the State to whom he was in any wise known, to a be person of good name, fame and credit, and the plaintiff has never been guilty, or until the time of committing of the several grievances…
1Opinion of the Court
Barrett, ,L
This is an action of slander which was tried in the county court upon the general issue, and notice of the truth of the words in justification. The plaintiff obtained a verdict. The questions before us arise under a motion in arrest, for the alleged insufficiency of the declaration.
For the purpose of a point the defendant claims that the declaration sets forth, as a caus'e of action and ground of recovery, written libels, as well as verbal slanders. However this might *311'seem upon a first impression, an .attentive examination satisfies us that such is not the case.
The idea of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wood v. CottSupreme Court of Vermont · 1841
- Sanderson v. HubbardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1842
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Darling v. ClementSupreme Court of Vermont · 1897
- Smith v. MooreSupreme Court of Vermont · 1902
- Royce v. MaloneySupreme Court of Vermont · 1885