Michaelson v. Turk
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mercer County. , Action by T. Michaelson, an infant, etc., against Samuel 'Turk. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, PRESIDENT:
By this writ of error defendant, Samuel Turk, seeks reversal of a judgment recovered against him by T. Michaelson in an action for slander.
The declaration charges defendant with having called plaintiff, in a public place in one of the streets of Bluefield, in the *32presence of other persons, a “dirty, ornery, low-down, son-of-a-bitch and bastard.” The action is brought under the statute, Sec. 2, Ch.-103, Code, for the use of insulting words. The plea is not guilty. It was proven by the testimony of plaintiff and one or two other witnesses that at the place and on the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Mayer v. FrobeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
- Walker v. StrosniderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
- Washington Luna Park Co. v. GoodrichSupreme Court of Virginia · 1910
- Turk v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
- Lord & McCracken v. HendersonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
3Cited by8 opinions
- Crump v. Beckley Newspapers, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- Estep v. BrewerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1994
- England v. Daily Gazette CompanyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1958
- Cunningham v. MartinWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
- Mopsikov v. CookSupreme Court of Virginia · 1918
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