Craney v. Donovan
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for slander alleged in three counts, with a fourth count for libel, brought to the Superior Court in New London County and tried to the jury before Kellogg, J.; verdict for the plaintiff for $6,000, of which the plaintiff remitted $1,500 in order to avoid having the verdict set aside as excessive, and from a judgment for the plaintiff for $4,500, the defendant appealed.
Read the full summary
Action to recover damages for slander alleged in three counts, with a fourth count for libel, brought to the Superior Court in New London County and tried to the jury before Kellogg, J.; verdict for the plaintiff for $6,000, of which the plaintiff remitted $1,500 in order to avoid having the verdict set aside as excessive, and from a judgment for the plaintiff for $4,500, the defendant appealed. This case was before this court on the defendant’s appeal in 1917, when a new trial was ordered. See 92 Conn. 236, 102 Atl. 640.
1Opinion of the CourtGreene, J.
The defendant has filed four reasons of appeal. The second reason was abandoned, and not referred to in defendant’s brief or oral argument.
The first reason claims that the following paragraph of the charge is erroneous, as being “vague, misleading and confusing: “By his alleging that those words which he uttered were trae, it follows the plaintiff’s allegation that they are false is practically admitted, that is, it is not admitted by the defendant, but it means that the defendant, having plead the truth, must take the burden of proof in proving their truth to you.”
The court had been speaking…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Maisenbacker v. Society ConcordiaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- Noyes v. WardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1848
- Linsley v. BushnellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1842
- Craney v. DonovanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1917
- Bennett v. GibbonsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1887
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- Chykirda v. YanushSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1945
- Amellin v. LeoneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- Sandora v. Times Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1931
- Smyth Sales, Inc. v. Petroleum Heat & Power Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1944
- State v. WrightSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.