The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-21

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preliminary animation. stated that
she Understood. when >he took the OATH.
that IL she told an untruti she would
be punished aud Nould go to thA bad
place W,s 4 competent witness Adj
kins vs.. Comm nwe .lci. ny. 10 :
W. co..
Ma unusual suit for slandor. Brought
By = cleigymau against members OF
his ,%huech, i repo ted 10y tho Micii.
90" ho'r Rcrie'r a. follows:
fIaIntiIf. a minister Of the Gospel.
ana defendants wer" members of tho
Colorcd Baptist Church. During a cam
paisn ipr stat prohibition plaintiff on
posed the adoption uf the constitutional
amendment to that cffcc,. Defendants.
at various conventions of said church.
made statements TO tho effect tina,
plaintiff was q rascal. a whiskev ,gcu:.
a disgraceful saloon puller. 8 d. aud in
troduced resolutions expelling him from
membership Held. That tho occasion
was put"lculy priv leg. d. aud that fl
the absence of malic" being shown no
action could lie maintained but, th,,
the statements made w,rc 50 iutemppr-
ate and the cpithets applied 50 vile e.
70 be alone sufficient 10 carry the qucs-
ton Of malice to In. iury."
N"sl gene" in running . train at an
eNcessi'" speed does not render Tho
company Hthle It not apu.aru. that
: p'hl i.dI"n 10y , hoy would have
tNen irisht II the speed had hccu loss.
Y "Sts Adnr IS southern ~. in Ken
'u'"\. NY, 40 : W ga.
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a recent IL '.sion hv t.c supreme
Court Of Oregon iu the breach or prom.
ise csse Of Ge,lug,r Ns. I.,rr bears
on TIE Importance Of tho passage in
t"e nll NOW heiur' the Nov York
Legislature requiring that such suits
ne hased only on written agreements.
III the oregon case tho court upheld
q ,eid.Gi for ou', nominal damages
dSdlSi " man 90 wealth whcr" test
.nphN showed that tho woman vss OF
'"IllpiH ,uirtc'eI. Tie court SAID
I'm" pI1 min was claiming damages
olI account Of being greatly Inundated.
suii'r'E g'"tt mental main tud an.
gus ANA having nor affections deepl,
INJURED u - a mate of .'umop
sense wat > pure minded. .%,rtuous
woman viii SUITE" greater dsmic. over
'""l " cohNnou ot"d would experience
90 the ~rciHsal Of her paramour to marry
"'r. Inc testimony Was applicable. to
~" general ISSUE on this subject. Til.
p'aintit claimed $4,000 damage This
"''rinent was directly trave led. and
ZOO be- i. F.llphltl
u u" "dllde,d 80 r".'Y e.. the
r'JIr3 "I'"seh Nu. ;D~' ", : ere
supposed to h" damaged ~ prr;.ueut
10 this genera issue. That cannot M
injured vhi.n l.. already CORRUPT that
cannot I've spoiled Nh',u has hccu de-.
stroyed. and that ammo, be damaged
which l. already dilapid.ted beyond -.
nsir. THs .ntiihcs.s he,veen rur.
good and virtupus woman and 4 hIa>e
demi.rep IS as married AS the difference
between the songs OF the ransoneI and
The wal ~ the damned. Il"uce. in
order in enable the jGrs to translate in
scrdld dollars and cents Ill. damage to
Ne allowed in = case Ike tho present,
: very N!d" range should hc given I,
the examination under the general issue
ts TO the actual parsonage claiming
dainsE" How tn" plaintiff should he
classified Iu tie wide range betvreu ;h.
"Ntremos Of virtue and vice was = ques-
non tN'lusiNclN Tor the jury when en-
l,Shtrned by testimony affecting her
character fdNordbly or u~nfaNorahiy."
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The rule that a railroad company il
hpt H"hi" Tor damages caused hy horses
o"lng IriGhterod At III" trains does 10,
rcleF" tn" company from liability for
negligence IN not slackeninc the speed
or its train T. avoid striking a horse
go 10 H' 'E'N illEUN'UeI IlfT'DN ana
winch was running aVay.-lIsnford vs..
southern ny. co. y. G., So :. T. 40.
y SUI COY damages .sars' a te's-
1NpI 'ornrdhN nes'd ny IN" supreme
ourI o. NsSNSppl IN W-sie-r Union
i'Irs'dPh II appeared
L"' P."'H'"' hsh received Two tes-
'-nS from " Np'n"n kno'n 20 he an
'nprope' person N" Coinna"!s mes
se"S'r ''orlneh VARIOUS persons that
an, P'"'h'H hSd received these mes
s's"N rom 'he woman IN question, thus
ne "N!fg Ms intimacy with me send"r,
an Is ~ 'nare'd N his Comnlsin'.
'Iu'ed MN 70 lose caste with respect
'"'" women ana forced him ia resign
'"s position NNee lie lhe' lived and
axe ai"'uer less lucrative lSe~here.
IN ho,dirs tnat there could hs no re-
'oNtiN asd'nsi the Comnan! III. court
sald
~ \ nlalntlN cannot Onrn he case
Withpn' showing mat h" has broken the
a" a court VIII not sid him II has
been SAID that the objection may often
sou d Nefv III in the mouth of the de-
ferdsNi. hut i !s not for Ms sake the
obj"cti". : allowed II * founded on
general prINclpl's ~ policy which h~
u the real justice between the part .
the prlncipie OF pubic policy Is thai no
court VIII i-nd It's I'D to = party vha
riound ms action upon ~ immoral Or
ileeal act.
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