Case Name: Croskeys against O'Driscoll
Court: South Carolina Court of Common Pleas
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1795-05
Citations: 1 Bay 481
Docket Number: 
Parties: Croskeys against O’Driscoll.
Judges: All the judges present.
Reporter: South Carolina Law Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 481–481

Head Matter:
Croskeys against O’Driscoll.
SLANDER. The words were, that the defendant said the plaintiff harboured his negro, and he would prove it. The jury gave three pounds damages, subject to the opinion of the court, whether these words were actionable, or not l

Opinion:
The Court,
after hearing counsel, were unanimously of opinion, that these words were not in themselves actionable, and as no special damage was proved, that the verdict ought to be set aside.
All the judges present.