Hook v. Hackney
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
in error. Writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Warren county, in an action of slander brought by Joseph Hackney, the defendant in error and plaintiff- below, against Jacob Hook.
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in error. Writ of error to the Court of Common Pleas of Warren county, in an action of slander brought by Joseph Hackney, the defendant in error and plaintiff- below, against Jacob Hook. The first count of the declaration stated that whereas the said Joseph Hackney, was at the time of the committing of the said several grievances, by the said Jacob Hook, hereinafter mentioned, and for a long time hath been one of the associate judges of the county of Warren aforesaid, and as such associate judge hath conducted and behaved himself faithfully, honestly and impartially, &e. And, whereas also…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Duncan, J.
The plaintiff in error, who was defendant below, withdrew his motion in arrest of judgment; and in the specification of error, has not assigned for error, that one of the counts in the declaration does not contain actionable words, and the verdict and judgment being general, it would be error. The court is not called upon to decide that point; but it will be well for the defendant in error to consider this before he goes to a new trial.
The first count in the declaration is, for words spoken of the plaintiff in his character, and of him as an…
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