The Law of Libel and Slander in Civil and Criminal Cases: As Administered in the Courts of the United States of America

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Callaghan, 1898 - 1025 стор.
 

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Illustrations Digest of American Cases
28
Early English Authorities
31
Written Defamation
32
CHAPTER IV
42
89
69
Digest of American Cases
74
16
77
CHAPTER V
84
CHAPTER VI
90
Words Imputing the Commission of the Offense
91
Communications in the Prosecution of Inquiries Regarding
98
Smith 8 Blackf 95 101 773
101
ANALYSIS OF THE SUBJECT
103
Digest of American Cases
104
Foshee 3 Iowa 274 132
115
A General Rule of the Common Law
117
Import of the Word Steal
118
Words Held Not to Impute the Commission of the Offense American Cases
120
PerjuryThe Offense Defined
121
False Swearing The Law Illustrated
122
Materiality of the Testimony Charged to be False
123
1 Without a Colloquium American Cases English Cases 2 With a ColloquiumAmerican Cases
124
General Illustrations Digest of American Cases What is a Court of Competent Jurisdiction Materiality of the Testi mony
126
The Offense under Statutes
128
The Moral Effect of the Charge
129
ManslaughterDefined
131
Words Imputing the Commission of the OffenseAmerican Cases
132
Arson The Offense Defined
133
Attempts to Commit Offenses Illustrations American CasesEnglish Cases
134
Keeping a Bawdyhouse Illustrations American Cases English Cases
135
Blackmailing Statutory Offense
137
Burglary The Offense Defined
138
CHAPTER VII
152
Imputations Containing No Definite Charge Suspicions 106
155
Piper 66 Iowa 694 849 861
162
CHAPTER VIII
167
The Subject Illustrated
175
Persons Engaged in Occupations where Credit is Essential
193
Digest of English Cases
194
CHAPTER X
201
Slander of Property
212
CHAPTER XII
227
What Amounts to a Publication
228
Digest of English Cases
232
Communications by Telegrams Postal Cards etc
233
Digest of English Cases
234
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
235
Digest of English Cases
236
Publication to Third Persons
237
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
238
Husband and Wife as Third Persons
239
Digest of English Cases
240
The Composer Not Liable Without Publication
241
Illustrations Digest of English Cases
242
Sale and Delivery of Libelous Compositions
243
24
244
IllustrationsDigest of American Cases
245
Digest of English Cases
246
Manner of Sale and Delivery 246a 30 Injunctions Restraining the Publication of Defamatory Matter 246a 31 IllustrationsDigest of American Cases 2...
246
Digest of English Cases 2466
246
CHAPTER XIII
247
The Subject Classified
248
The Defamation Must be Apparent
249
Digest of English Cases
250
23
270
The Defense
271
Digest of English Cases
273
Second Words Ambiguous but Susceptible of an Innocent Meaning
274
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
275
Third Meaningless Words Slang Expressions Words in a Foreign Language or Used in Some Local Technical or Customary Sense
276
Words in Foreign Languages
277
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
278
Fourth Words Apparently Innocent but Capable of a Defam atory MeaningWords Spoken Ironically
280
Province of the Court and Jury
281
Digest of English Cases
283
Words Spoken Ironically
286
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
287
CHAPTER XV
289
The General Rule
290
The Rule Stated by McAllister P J
291
Digest of English Cases
292
Digest of American Cases
294
Digest of English Cases
295
CHAPTER XVI
314
Explained by Blackstone
320
By Champlin J
321
By Lord Justice Brett
322
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
323
Privileged Communications
324
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
325
Digest of English Cases
327
Malice Inferred
329
Digest of English Cases
330
Repetition of Defamatory Matter Competent to Show Malice
331
Digest of English Cases
332
Repetition after Suit Brought Generally
333
Digest of English Cases
334
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
335
Digest of English Cases
336
A Wisconsin Case Temple ton v Graves 59 Wis 95
337
Digest of American Cases
338
Mode and Extent of Publication
339
Illustrations Digest of English Cases
340
IllustrationsDigest of American Cases
341
The Method of Communication Employed
342
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
343
Privileged Communications Undue Publicity
344
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
345
Plea of Justification When Evidence of Malice
347
The Better Rule
348
CHAPTER XVIII
359
17
367
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
370
2 As Defendants
371
Digest of English Cases
372
Liability for an Act of a Partner or Agent
373
The English Law
374
Personal Representatives Executors and Administrators
375
Masters and Principals Liability
376
Acts of Agents and Servants under Instructions etc
377
Imputations Relating to the Time of the Commission of
378
Criminal Liability 880
380
Receivers
382
Digest of English Cases
384
Illustrations Digest of English Cases
387
Illustrations
390
Burden of Proving Malice
391
Duty of the Court when the Communication is Privileged
392
The Law Stated by Chief Justice Bronson
393
31
396
2 Agencies Mercantile etc
401
3 Associations Churches etc
402
4 Attorneys and Counselors at Law etc
404
5 Candidates and Applicants for Public Positions
405
6 Employer and Employee
407
7 Judicial Proceedings etc
408
General Digest of English Cases
410
PRIVILEGED OCCASIONS 15 The Subject Classified
418
The Rule Founded on Public Policy
419
First Class Communications in the Course of Legislative Proceedings
420
The Law of England
421
Digest of American Cases
423
The Rule Stated by Justice Lord
424
Extent of the Privilege
425
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
426
Digest of English Cases
427
Privilege of Counsel Discussion of the Subject Maryland Court of Appeals For Limiting the Privilege to Words Having Reference to the Subjectmat...
429
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
444
Digest of English Cases
445
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
446
A Massachusetts Case Hoar v Wood 44 Mass 193 A New York Case Allen v Cro foot 2 Wend 515
447
Parks 2 Brad Ill 576 805
448
Witnesses
449
The Rule in Starkie
450
First Class
475
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
480
Meaning of the Terms Actionable per se in Themselves
489
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
498
Digest of English Cases
508
Where there is a Community of Interest
529
Digest of English Cases
541
IllustrationsDigest of American Cases
544
Digest of English Cases
548
Not Essential that the Report Should be Verbatim
552
Digest of English Cases
553
Partial Reports
554
Illustrations Digest of English Cases
555
Reports to be Confined to the Proceedings
556
Digest of English Cases
557
Questions of Practice for Consideration
558
Indirect Defamation
559
Consequences of the Publication
560
Digest of English Cases
561
CHAPTER XX
563
CriticismFair Comment Made in Good Faith
564
Chief Justice Gray
566
Criticism Distinguished from Defamation
567
The Right to Publish Fair and Candid Criticism
568
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
569
Digest of English Cases
570
Comments Must be Fair and Honest
571
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
572
Digest of English Cases
574
Matters of Public Interest
575
The Subject Classified
576
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
577
Digest of English Cases
578
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
587
Matters Concerning the Character and Quality of Public En tertainments
588
The Law Stated by Chief Justice Shaw
589
Digest of English Cases
590
Extent of the Right to Publish the News
591
Who is the Proprietor of a Newspaper
592
CHAPTER XXI
593
Statement of the Cause of Action General Digest of Ameri
594
Pleading under Codes
595
Illustrations Digest of New York Cases
596
Modification of the Commonlaw Systein
598
In Florida
599
The Principles of the Common Law
600
The Subject Illustrated
601
Fifth Inducement of the Resulting Effect of Good Character
602
The Inducement Explained
603
The Inducement when Necessary
607
The Inducement when Not Necessary
609
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
610
erse of Extrinsic Matter
611
Seventh Statement of Malicious Intent
612
Eighth the Colloquium
613
McCallum v Lambie 145
614
Ninth the Imputation with the Innuendoes
618
The Office of the Innuendo
619
The Law Stated by Chief Justice Shaw
620
Truth of the Innuendo a Question for the Jury
628
The Plaintiff Must Abide by His Innuendo
629
It Cannot Restrict the Defendants Rights The Defense Must be as Broad as the Attack
630
Form of the Second Count
632
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
633
Eleventh the Ad Damnum
634
Loss of Acquaintances An Old English Prece dent An American Form English Modern Forms Words Actionable in Themselves Imputation of Insolv...
635
Defamatory Words Spoken in a Foreign Language
637
STATEMENT OF THE CLAIM IN ACTIONS FOR SLANDER OF TITLE 53 Requisites of the Declaration
638
Statement of Special Damages
639
can Cases
640
STATEMENT OF THE DEFENSE 58 The General Issue
648
Slander of a Person in His Office Profession or Trade
649
Modifications of the Common Law
650
Justification The Plea Truth of Defamatory Words
651
It Must be Specially Pleaded
652
Defamatory Matter Must be Explained by the Innuendoes
653
Libels Containing a Specific Charge
654
Form of the Plea Imputation of Perjury
655
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
656
2 What is a Justification
658
3 What is Not a Justification
660
Digest of English Cases
662
Effect of a Failure to Establish the Plea
664
Plea of Justification in Actions for Slander of Title
665
Illustrations Its Form at Common Law
666
CHAPTER XXII
667
Declaration for Words Spoken to a Person about to Hire Plaint
668
Declaration in Slander at Common Law Skeleton Form
670
A General Form at Common Law
671
A Declaration for Words Charging Larceny
672
A Short Form Imputation of Robbery and Larceny
673
For Charging the Plaintiff with Swearing Falsely
674
For Words Imputing a Propensity to Commit Sodomy etc
675
For Words Imputing a Want of Chastity
677
For Words Spoken in a Foreign Language
678
For Slander by Question and Answer
679
For Words Spoken Ironically
680
For Words Spoken of a Magistrate in His Office
681
For an Imputation of Insolvency to a Tradesman
682
For an Imputation of a Want of Integrity to a Trader
683
For Words Slandering Plaintiff in His Trade Imputation of Keeping False Books
684
LIBEL 18 Declaration for a Libel at Common LawIndirect Imputa tion of Perjury
686
A Modern English Precedent Libel Posted in Public Place
689
Character of Servant Imputation of Bad Temper and Lazi ness Another Form
691
For a Libel by Letter Intimating Insolvency
694
For a Libel on a Party in His Trade Imputing Insolvency
695
For a Libel on an Attorney
697
For a Libel by Caricature
698
For a Libel in a Newspaper
699
LIBEL AND SLANDER 27 Statement of the Claim under the English Rules The Eng lish Procedure Act
700
Character of Servants
701
For Reading a Libel Aloud
702
For a Libel on a Town Clerk
703
For a Libel on an Architect in the Way of His Profession
704
For Words Imputing a Crime
705
For Slander of a Medical Man
706
For Slander of a Trader in the Way of His Trade Special Damages Another Form Particulars of Special Dam ages
707
For Words Imputing Insolvency Special Damages
708
Statement of Claim by Husband and Wife for Slander of Wife
709
STATEMENT OF DEFENSESPLEAS AT COMMON
717
Qualified Privilege
732
4 Advice to One about to Marry
733
8 Claim of Right and Reply
734
11 Members of the Same Committee
735
13 Vendor and Purchaser
736
15 Report of a Judgment Published as a Pamphlet
737
Statute of Limitations Replication Rejoinder
738
Previous Action
739
Payment into Court
740
Payment into Court and Particulars
741
Notice
742
Interrogatories and Answer
743
CHAPTER XXIII
745
When Ordered on Plaintiffs Motion
746
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
747
CHAPTER XXIV
749
Digest of English Cases
750
The Natural Order of the Proofs
751
Digest of English Cases
754
Proof of Publication
756
Evidence of Defendants Handwriting
758
Slander Proof of Publication
759
LibelProof of Publication
760
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
761
Digest of English Cases
762
Proof that the Defamatory Matter Refers to the Plaintiff
767
Proof of the Meaning of Defamatory Matter
768
Words Susceptible of Two Meanings
769
Proof of Malicious Intent
770
Proof of Plaintiffs Good Character
771
Imputation of Impossible Offenses
772
Digest of English Cases
775
Evidence of Damages
779
Proof that the Special Damage was the Result of the Defend ants Act
780
Illustrations Digest of American Cases Evidence of Spe
781
cial Damages
782
Digest of English Cases
783
What is Admissible in Aggravation of Damages
785
Digest of English Cases
787
Defendants Evidence under this Plea
788
Second by a Sentence in the Form of a Question Illustra
789
Generally what the Defendant May Show under this Plea
790
Illustrations Digest of American Cases What is Admissi ble under the General Issue
791
PLEA OF JUSTIFICATION FILED 41 The Plea with the General Issue
794
Justification The Truth a Defense in Civil Actions
795
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
805
54
810
Defendants Proofs General Digest of American Cases
828
CHAPTER XXVI
836
Digest of English Cases
837
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
838
Nominal Damages
839
Digest of English Cases
840
Substantial Damages
841
Exemplary Damages 812
842
The Law Stated by McAllister J
843
An Indiana Case Casey v
844
Assessment of Damages
847
Damages in the Discretion of the Jury
848
SPECIAL DAMAGES 16 Special Damages Defined
849
The Rule for Words Not in Themselves Actionable without Proof of Special Damage
850
Damages Arising from Words Not Actionable in Themselves
851
Second the Damages Must Have Actually Accrued
852
Digest of English Cases
854
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
855
Proof of Special Damages In What Cases Essential
856
Digest of English Cases
861
Special Damages Words Actionable in Themselves
863
Special DamageTraders and Professional Men
864
IllustrationsDigest of American Cases
865
Special Damage Must be Specified in the Statement of the Claim
866
Statement of the Claim Its Requisites
867
Application of the Rule
868
Difficulty of Application
869
Long 10 S R 55
876
Digest of American Cases
879
Digest of English Cases
882
20
884
What is Not Admissible in Mitigation of Damages Digest
887
Fourth by Repeating GossipIllustrations Digest of Amer
893
Liability of Third Persons
899
Digest of American Cases
906
Koppenheafer 3 S R 255 38 98 103 272
907
REMOTENESS OF DAMAGES
926
Van Dusen 11 Johns 38 657 660 794
932
Inadequacy of Damages
935
Liberty of the Press Not to be Abridged
936
Libels Tending to Injure the Administration of Public Justice
941
Illustrations Digest of American Cases
963
Oral Defamation
970
Libels on Individuals
981
Libels on the Dead
985
Intention Indicated by Signs
996
PARTICULAR OFFENSES
998
2 Where it is Specially Alleged 752
1003
Words in Common Parlance 296
1007
114
1008
Medical Men Physicians Surgeons Pharmacists
1012
For Sending a Letter to CommanderinChief in Order that
1017
No Confidential Relation Existing between the Parties
1019

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Сторінка 389 - A communication made bona fide upon any subject-matter in which the party communicating has an interest, or in reference to which he has a duty, is privileged, if made to a person having a corresponding interest or duty, although it contain criminating matter which, without this privilege, would be slanderous and actionable...
Сторінка 608 - In an action for libel or slander, it shall not be necessary to state in the complaint, any extrinsic facts, for the purpose of showing the application to the plaintiff, of the defamatory matter out of which the cause of action arose ; but it shall be sufficient to state generally, that the same was published or spoken concerning the plaintiff, and if such allegation be controverted, the plaintiff shall be bound to establish, on the trial, that it was so published or spoken.
Сторінка 395 - ... the law considers such publication as malicious, unless it is fairly made by a person in the discharge of some public or private duty, whether legal or moral, or in the conduct of his own affairs, in matters where his interest is concerned.
Сторінка 650 - The answer of the defendant must contain: 1. A general or specific denial of each material allegation of the complaint controverted by the defendant, or of any knowledge or information thereof sufficient to form a belief; 2. A statement of any new matter constituting a defense or counterclaim, in ordinary and concise language without repetition.
Сторінка 650 - In the actions mentioned in the last section the defendant may, in his answer, allege both the truth of the matter charged as defamatory, and any mitigating circumstances, to reduce the amount of damages; and whether he prove the justification or not, he may give in evidence the mitigating circumstances.
Сторінка 723 - Columbia, laborer, not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil...
Сторінка 32 - Defamatory words falsely spoken of a person, which impute to the party unfitness to perform the duties of an office or employment of profit, or the want of integrity in the discharge of the duties of such an office or employment. (4.) Defamatory words falsely spoken of a party which prejudice such party in his or her profession or trade. (5.) Defamatory words falsely spoken of a person, which, though not in themselves actionable, occasion the party special damage.
Сторінка 455 - ... the United States, for the reasons therein stated. If the question raised by it is legally before us, and the Court should be of opinion that the facts stated in it disqualify the plaintiff from becoming a citizen, in the sense in which that word is used in the Constitution of the United States, then the judgment of the Circuit Court is erroneous, and must be reversed. It is...
Сторінка 437 - For it is a general principle of the highest importance to the proper administration of justice that a judicial officer, in exercising the authority vested in him, shall be free to act upon his own convictions, without apprehension of personal consequences to himself.
Сторінка 595 - PLEADING is the statement in a logical and legal form of the facts which constitute the plaintiff's cause of action, or the defendant's ground of defence...

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