Shipman v. Burrows
The Superior Court of New York City
This was an action of slander, tried before Mr. Justice Hoffman, on the 22d day of December 1828. The declaration contained four counts. The first set forth, that the plaintiff was “a ship master and ship owner,” and as such had “obtained the good opinion and credit of his employers and “ others.”
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This was an action of slander, tried before Mr. Justice Hoffman, on the 22d day of December 1828. The declaration contained four counts. The first set forth, that the plaintiff was “a ship master and ship owner,” and as such had “obtained the good opinion and credit of his employers and “ others.” That the defendant, with the intent “ to cause it to “ be believed by his employers and other citizens, that the plain- “ tiff was dishonest and unworthy to be trusted with the command of “ a vessel as captain thereof, or with the charge of merchandise to be “ shipped on board of any vessel which…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chief Justice
in delivering his opinion, observed, that a new trial ought to be granted upon the ground, that the evidence as to special damage was improperly admitted: that the averments in the declaration were not sufficiently definite to allow such evidence to be given on the part of the plaintiff. The first count alleges, that the defendant with the intent to cause it to be believed, that the plaintiff was dishonest and unworthy to be entrusted with the command of any vessel, “ and to prevent certain Insurance Companies in the city of New-York from under-. *412“ writing goods,” &c.,…
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