Paddock v. Salisbury
New York Supreme Court
Slander by Paddock against Salisbury; for that the defendant had. charged the plaintiff with arson, (setting forth the words,) also for charging the plaintiff with being a thief, and stealing apples. plea, the general issue.
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Slander by Paddock against Salisbury; for that the defendant had. charged the plaintiff with arson, (setting forth the words,) also for charging the plaintiff with being a thief, and stealing apples. plea, the general issue. The case was tried at the Oneida Circuit, November 23d, 1 .. ■ 1821. One Sabin testified that he had heard the defendant . _ _ , . - . charge the plaiiaiifl, with arson as set foith m the decJaration; but this witness was discredited by showing that he had deliberately denied, in conversation, what he now . SWOre Í0. A. Smith swore that the defendant admitted to him that…
1Opinion of the Court
[Woodworth J.
I believe this has been the uniform practice for a great number of years.]
To show that it is admissible upon precedent, the counsel cited the following authorities: Peak. Ev. App. 92. 1 Phil. Ev. 140. Earl of Leicester v. Walter, (2 Campb. Rep. 251.) -v. Moor, (1 M. & S. 284.) Larned v. Buffington, (3 Mass. Rep. 546.) Brunson v. Lynde, (1 Root, 354.) Seymour v. Merrills, (id. 459.) King v. Waring et ux. (5 Esp. N. P. Rep. 13.)
So of several other actions, which involve character: In adultery. (Elsam v. Faucett, 2 Esp. N. P. Rep. 562. Bull. N. P. 27, 296. 1 Phil. Ev. 139. Bromley…
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