Wagner v. Holbrunner
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Frederick county court. This was an action on the case instituted by the appellee, (the plaintiff below,) against the appellant, (the defendant below,) on the '17th of December, 1844, for words spoken by the latter, of and concerning the plaintiff in the way of his trade and business, as a house-carpenter and cabinet-maker, on the 14th of December, 1844. The words laid in the declaration as spoken by the defendant, are : 1st Count.
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Appeal from Frederick county court. This was an action on the case instituted by the appellee, (the plaintiff below,) against the appellant, (the defendant below,) on the '17th of December, 1844, for words spoken by the latter, of and concerning the plaintiff in the way of his trade and business, as a house-carpenter and cabinet-maker, on the 14th of December, 1844. The words laid in the declaration as spoken by the defendant, are : 1st Count. “You (meaning fifre said Adam,) know very well, that every person in this town (meaning the town of Woodsborough, in Frederick county,) that you…
1Opinion of the CourtFrick, J.
This was an action on the case for words spoken of the appellee, in reference to his trade as a carpenter. The defendant’s plea was “not guilty.” The words laid in the declaration and proved, were : “1st. Here stands a man (Cormack,) whom you cheated out of eighty dollars in building his house, and the people of Woodsborough know well you will cheat them, if you can get a chance, (meaning thereby that the said appellee was a dishonest cheat in the way of his trade and business.”) The 2nd count charges these words: “There is nobody you have dealings with, but you cheated; you are a cheat, and…
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