¶1The words in the last clause of the last statute, 21 Jac., 16, are: Inall actions upon the case for slanderous words to be sued, or prosecuted inany court, after the end of that Parliament, if the damages be assessed*under 40s., then the plaintiff shall recover only so much costs. Now, in this case, the action was brought before the Parliament and prosecutedafterwards, and as the commencement was before the Parliament, it is within the statute by the word (in the statute) prosecute. Rol., 486; Postea, Halev. Huggins, p. 671.
1 N.C. 632
Sandal's Case
Decided July 5, 1793
Court of King's Bench · decided 1793-07-05
Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently December 1914
2 state decisions
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1793-07-05
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