13 Johns. 124
Decided January 15, 1816
New York Supreme Court · decided 1816-01-15
IN ERROR, from the court of Common pleas of HerTcirnei' > 1 county.
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Decided 1816-01-15
Cited by 6 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently March 1917
4 state decisions
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¶1We have no doubt the offence charged is indictable, and its criminality, or moral turpitude, cannot be questioned. The words were clearly actionable, witbin the rule laid down by üs in Brooker v. Coffin, which we consider as affording the best criterion for determining whether words spoken are actionable or not. The judgment of the court below must be reversed.
¶2Judgment reversed*