Legal Opinion
Payne v. Tancil
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 29, 1900PublishedCited by 16 opinions
Error to a judgment of the Law and Equity Court of-the city of Richmond, rendered June 10, 1899, in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
This is an action for defamation. The declaration contains two counts, the first of which is a common-law count, and sets out the words complained of, as follows:
“ ‘ Mrs. Bonder has two men between her and Mr. Bowler’ (meaning her husband), ‘Dr. Tancil,’ (meaning the plaintiff) ‘being one of them,’ (meaning that the plaintiff was committing' adultery with Mrs. Bowler); ‘that he’ (meaning the plaintiff) ‘was keeping Mrs. Bowler’ (meaning that he was committing adultery with her); ‘he’ (meaning the plaintiff) ‘is using Mrs. Bowler’ (meaning that the plaintiff was committing adultery with Mrs.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Thomas v. CroswellNew York Supreme Court · 1810
- Kraus v. Sentinel Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
- Hogan v. WilmothSupreme Court of Virginia · 1860
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Carwile v. Richmond Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1954
- Zayre of Virginia, Inc. v. GowdySupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
- Moss v. HarwoodSupreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Irvine v. BarrettSupreme Court of Virginia · 1916
- Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada v. BaileySupreme Court of Virginia · 1903
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