 | Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Thomas Sergeant, William Rawle - Law reports, digests, etc - 1821 - 648 pages
...Johns. 191, a rule is laid down with some precision. It is this : — In case the charge, if true, would subject the party charged to an indictment for a crime involving moral turpitude, or subject him to an infamous punishment, the words will be actionable. The reasons in this case, are recognised... | |
 | South Carolina. Constitutional Court of Appeals - Law reports, digests, etc - 1823 - 512 pages
...considered as in themselves actionable. I am inclined to think, none should be so considered, which do not subject the party charged to an indictment for a crime involving moral turpitude. In this case, the words first spoken, had they not been accompanied with the subsequent explanation,... | |
 | Thomas Starkie - Libel and slander - 1826 - 658 pages
...Carpenter v. Tarrant, Rep. Temp. Hard. 33'J. t Cro. Jac. 536. (1) The rule seems to be, that where the charge, if true, will subject the party charged...for a crime, involving moral turpitude, or subject him to an infamous punishment, then the words are, in themselves, actionable. 1Iroot»r v. Co/Jin,... | |
 | Jacob D. Wheeler - Common law - 1836 - 624 pages
...laid down as the safest, and one which the cases warranted; viz. "In case the charge, if true, would subject the party charged to an indictment for a crime involving moral turpitude, or subject him to an infamous punishment, then the words would be, in themselves, actionable." There is no doubt... | |
 | Massachusetts. Commissioners on Criminal Law - Criminal law - 1844 - 448 pages
...giving the opinion of the court, laid down the rule as adopted by the court on deliberation, that " in case the charge, if true, will subject the party...for a crime involving moral turpitude, or subject him to an infamous punishment, then the words will be in themselves actionable." And he further remarked,... | |
 | Matthew Bacon, Sir Henry Gwilliam, Charles Edward Dodd - Law - 1846 - 708 pages
...bribe the jury, is slanderous. It amounts to a charge of embracery. Gibbs v. Dewey, 5 Cowen, 503. When the charge, if true, will subject the party charged...for a crime, involving moral turpitude, or subject to an infamous punishment, the words are actionable. Brooker v. Coffin, 5 Johns. 188. To charge a plaintiff... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1848 - 702 pages
...inclined to accept this as the safest rule, and one which, as we think, is warranted by the cases. In case the charge, if true, will subject the party...for a crime involving moral turpitude ; or subject him to an iofamous punishment, the words will be in themselves actionable." 5 JR 188. This rule was... | |
 | Nathan Howard (Jr.) - Civil procedure - 1851 - 530 pages
...this as the safest rule, and one which, as we think, is warranted by the cases; in case the charge is true, will subject the party charged to an indictment...for a crime involving moral turpitude, or subject him to an infamous punishment, the words will be in themselves actionable." This rule has been ever... | |
 | Iowa. Supreme Court, George Greene (Reporter) - Law reports, digests, etc - 1857 - 646 pages
...CONTRACT, 13, 14. SLANDER. 1. In slander word* are in them selves actionable, if being true they would subject the party charged to an indictment for a crime involving moral turpitude or infamous punishment. v. Bttrton, Burton 316 2. Where the declaration charges actionable words to have... | |
 | Iowa. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1858 - 708 pages
...common law rule is retained, and the words are actionable, only " where the charge, if true, would subject the party charged, to an indictment for a crime involving moral turpitude, or subject him to an infamous punishment." & Hill, 22. In other states, the rule has been relaxed. In some, by... | |
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In case the charge, if true, will subject the party charged to an indictment for a crime involving moral turpitude, or subject him to an infamous punishment, then the words will be in themselves actionable... 
