Salomon v. Mahoney

TMs is a motion by the defendant to dismiss a complaint in a slander action for legal insufficiency, on two grounds, (1) that it does not appear that the alleged slanderous words were spoken of and concerning.the plaintiff; (2) that the alleged defamatory language was not slanderous per se and was not therefore actionable in the absence of an allegation of special damage. The plaintiff is a lawyer and the defendant is a City Magistrate, who is charged with having made the statements complained of as slanderous while he was holding court.(1) Enough has been set forth in the complaint from…