Goodrich v. Woolcott
New York Supreme Court
Motion in arrest ofjudgmeut, for the insufficiency of the declaration This contained 4 counts, in slander, upon which a general verdict had been found for the plaintiff; and the motion was founded upon the insufficiency of the last count only, tlm goodness of the others being conceded by the counsel for the defendant. The declaration contained a general recital, that “ the said Charles (
1Opinion of the Court
Curia,
per Sutherland, J.
The three first counts in the declaration are unquestionably good. They contain a clear and explicit charge of the abominal crime against nature, in language which none of the hearers could misunderstand. The only question is as to the fourth count. If that is bad, the judgment must be arrested, the verdict being general.
The words in the fourth count are, (“ iff,” (meaning the said Issachar) “ has been with a sow, and I,” (meaning the" said Charles) “ can prove it.” What is the plain and natural import of these words ? and what idea are they calculated to convey to the…
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