Ely v. Mason
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for alleged libel and slander, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in New Haven County, Wolfe, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the defendant, from which the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtCurtis, J.
This is an action for slander and libel. The defendant pleaded a general denial, and under that plea claimed that the words uttered by him were a privileged communication. There is no controversy that the words uttered were actionable per se, as they charged the plaintiff with larceny.
The first question that presents itself for decision on this appeal is whether the plaintiff's request for a correction of the finding should be granted. An examination of the finding and the evidence presented in the case, discloses that the changes sought by the plaintiff are based on the claim that under…
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