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Houghtaling v. Kilderhouse

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 1, 1848
1 N.Y. 530 (N.Y. 1848)
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In Houghtaling v. Kilderhouse (1 N.Y. 530), in an action for slander, after the defendant had given circumstantial evidence tending to show that the charge was true, plaintiff offered to prove that his general character was good and the exclusion of such evidence was held proper.

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Opinion

November Term, 1848

H.G. Wheaton, for the plaintiff in error.

R.W. Peckham, for the defendant in error.

THE COURT, after advisement, were of opinion that the point had been properly decided in the courts below, and therefore the judgment was affirmed.

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Houghtaling v. Kilderhouse

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 1, 1848
1 N.Y. 530 (N.Y. 1848)

In Houghtaling v. Kilderhouse (1 N.Y. 530), in an action for slander, after the defendant had given circumstantial evidence tending to show that the charge was true, plaintiff offered to prove that his general character was good and the exclusion of such evidence was held proper.

Summary of this case from Taylor v. Heft
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Houghtaling v. Kilderhouse

Case Details

Full title:HOUGHTALING vs . KILDERHOUSE

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Nov 1, 1848

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1 N.Y. 530 (N.Y. 1848)

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