Case Name: Wallis Waters v. James Guthrie
Court: South Carolina Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1831-01
Citations: 2 Bail. 106
Docket Number: 
Parties: Wallis Waters v. James Guthrie.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Carolina Law Reports
Volume: 18
Pages: 106–106

Head Matter:
Wallis Waters v. James Guthrie.
Before Mr. Justice Gantt, at Chester, Fall Term, 1830.
In an action for slander, his Honor refused permission to the defendant to plead a justification, after the case had gone to the jury ; and upon appeal, á motion for a new trial on this ground was refused.

Opinion:
Per curiam.
The refusal of the presiding Judge was clearly correct: Nothing could have been better calculated to surprise or delay the plaintiff.
Motion refused.