Throgmorton v. Davis

Davis and his wife brought an action of slander against Throgmorton. The substance of the words set out in the declaration is, that the defendant had said that he could have illicit intercourse with Davis’s wife, and that she permitted other men to have such intercourse with her. The defendant pleaded the statute of limitations. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs.

On the trial, the plaintiffs offered to prove that more than a year before the commencement of the suit, the defendant had said that he could have connection with the plaintiff’s wife. The evidence was objected to, on the ground…