Blumhardt v. Rohr
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Harford County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Exceptions stated in the opinion of the Court.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Harford County. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Exceptions stated in the opinion of the Court. Eighth Exception — The plaintiff asked the Court to instruct the jury as follows: 1. If they find that the defendant, at the Lexington market in Baltimore City, in the presence and hearing of George Long, Abraham Frank and other persons, spoke of the plaintiff and his business the words charged in the third count of the declaration, and in the sense there charged, and that such words were…
1Opinion of the CourtIrving, J.
The appellee sued the appellant for slander. The narr. contained four counts, alleging in various words and form the slander claimed to have been uttered injuriously to the plaintiff’s business and character. The appellant pleaded not guilty, and justification because that which was alleged to have been spoken was true.
As the Circuit Court instructed the jury, that there was no evidence upon which the appellee could recover, under the first and second counts of his declaration, the only counts now under consideration are the third and fourth, under which recovery was permitted and obtained.…
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