Case Name: Edwin Gomez, Jr., Appellant v. Edward Joyce, Respondent
Court: New York Superior Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1888-06-20
Citations: 24 Jones & S. 607
Docket Number: 
Parties: Edwin Gomez, Jr., Appellant v. Edward Joyce, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Superior Court of the city of New York
Volume: 56
Pages: 607–607

Head Matter:
Edwin Gomez, Jr., Appellant v. Edward Joyce, Respondent.
Decided June 20, 1888.
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment in his favor for six cents damages, entered upon the verdict of a jury directed by the trial judge in an action for slander.
Hector M. Hitchings, for appellant. Thomas F. Magner, for respondent.
Before Sedgwick, Ch. J., and Freedman, J.

Opinion:
The Court held (Per Curiam) " that the words spoken were actionable per se, and therefore the jury might give exemplary damages as well as damages for plaintiff's mental disturbance and suffering; and reversed the judgment and ordered a new trial."