Fawsett v. Clark
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. First Exception. — At the trial the plaintiff offered the following prayer: That if the jury shall find for the plaintiff upon any count in the declaration, they are not limited as to the amount of damages they may assess to the actual damage which the plaintiff may have sustained, but may assess exemplary damages by way of punishment to the defendant, for the wrong and…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore City. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. First Exception. — At the trial the plaintiff offered the following prayer: That if the jury shall find for the plaintiff upon any count in the declaration, they are not limited as to the amount of damages they may assess to the actual damage which the plaintiff may have sustained, but may assess exemplary damages by way of punishment to the defendant, for the wrong and indignity put upon the plaintiff by applying to him the words charged in such count. And the defendant offei’ed the five…
1Opinion of the CourtBowie, J.
The appellee in this case sued the appellant in the Superior Court of Baltimore City, in an action for slander.
The nar. contained three counts ; the first, charged the defendant with falsely and maliciously saying of the plain*501tiff, “ You are a thief.” The second count alleged, the defendant falsely and maliciously published of the plaintiff, the words following, viz., “ You are no better, than a thief.” And the third count charged, that the defendant intending to injure the plaintiff in his good name, etc., falsely and maliciously spoke and published of the plaintiff, the words following,…
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