Cinquanta v. Burdett

We will refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court where plaintiff in error was the plaintiff and defendant in error was the defendant.

In his complaint the plaintiff alleged that the defendant had uttered slanderous statements concerning him and that said statements amounted to slander per se.

The specific words complained of are as follows: “I don’t like doing business with crooks. You’re a dead beat. You’ve owed me $155.00 for three or four months. You’re crooks.”

No special damages were proved and the trial court, holding that as a matter of law the words spoken did not…