Salomon v. Mahoney

Plaintiff, an attorney, sues defendant, a City Magistrate, for slander, alleging that defendant in the hearing of others falsely and maliciously made certain defamatory state-. ments about him and also charged him with soliciting clients in the courthouse corridor.

Annexed to the complaint and made part thereof is Exhibit A, a transcript of the official stenographic minutes recorded in the court at the time the statements were made. The exhibit thus made part of the complaint supersedes conclusory allegations of the complaint itself, and if there is any variance between the complaint and the…