CASE LXXX Tr 28 El Mercer’s Case Slanders, Implication, Intendment: 1220

An action on the case was brought for scandalous words, and the word malitiose was wanting in the declaratiori : yet adjudged good and affirmed in error. For since they are scandalous they are eo ipso malicious.

Citations:

[1220] EngR 792, (1220-1623) Jenk 268, (1220) 145 ER 192 (C)

Links:

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Defamation

Updated: 18 May 2022; Ref: scu.461704