Legal Opinion
Dillard v. Shattuck
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided May 12, 1932No. 3707PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSadler, J.
The appellant, J. M. Dillard, a practicing attorney at Carlsbad, N. M., instituted this action in slander against E. S. Shattuck, a former sheriff of Eddy county, claiming general damages in the sum of $10,000. The complaint discloses that the alleged slanderous statements were made in appellant’s office, in the presence of three of his clients, on the occasion of a visit there by appellee to present a bill incurred for costs for service fees in seven certain cases, in six of which appellant appeared as attorney for plaintiff and in one as attorney for defendant.
The complaint alleged a custom…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Phoenix Printing Co. v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
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- Yakavicze v. ValentukeviciousSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Smith v. Los Angeles Bookbinders Union No. 63California Court of Appeal · 1955
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- Reed v. MelnickNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1970
- Marchiondo v. New Mexico State Tribune Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
- Steinbaugh v. Payless Drug Store, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1965
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