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2 H. & G. 30

Duvall v. Griffith

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 15, 1827

Court of Appeals of Maryland · decided 1827-06-15

This was an action on the case for slander, brought on the 9th of December 1822.

Decided 1827-06-15

Buchanan, Ch. J.

¶1The court are of opinion, that the testimony objected to by the defendant in the court below, was admissible for the purpose of showing the malice of the defendant in speaking the words laid in the declaration; and if admissible for any purpose, the court below were right in permitting the evidence to go to the jury.

¶2JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.

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