Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 1822

Philips v. Wiley

Philips v. Wiley
Court of Appeals of Kentucky · Decided October 24, 1822
12 Ky. 153; 2 Litt. 153; 1822 Ky. LEXIS 188

Philips v. Wiley

Opinion of the Court

WE are of opinion the circuit court erred in sustaining the defendant’s demurrer to the plaintiff’s declaration.

The declaration charges the defendant with having spoken of the plaintiff words which impute to him the commission of fornication, and such words were held by this court to he actionable, in the case of Morris vs. Barkley, decided at spring term 1822.

The judgment must, therefore, be reversed with costs, the cause remanded to the court below, and fur. the.' proceedings there had, not inconsistent with this opinion.

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