Commonwealth v. Zerbey

Houck, J.,

— Defendant was indicted for libel on June 19, 1931. On October 23, 1931, he filed a motion to quash the indictment for the following reasons: (1) That the first innuendo of the indictment is not capable of a defamatory meaning; (2) that the second innuendo enlarges and extends the meaning of any alleged libelous words set forth in the indictment beyond their common and natural meaning; (3) that there is nothing in the alleged libelous words which gives color to the second innuendo of the indictment; (4) that the indictment does not set forth a libel in proper form; and (5) that the…