Holt v. Ashby
Decision Date | 19 November 1912 |
Citation | 150 Ky. 612,150 S.W. 810 |
Parties | HOLT v. ASHBY. |
Court | Kentucky Court of Appeals |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Spencer County.
Action by Susan Holt against James B. Ashby. From a judgment sustaining a demurrer to the petition, plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.
S. K Baird, of Taylorsville, for appellant.
Willis Todd & Bond, of Shelbyville, and L. W. Ross, of Taylorsville for appellee.
Appellant filed the following petition in the lower court:
A demurrer was sustained to this petition, and Mrs. Holt appeals. She claims that the words, "Mrs. Susan Holt raised this note," when taken with the inducement charge her with a crime. She alleged no special damages by reason of the publication of the words; therefore, the existence of a cause of action depends entirely upon whether or not the words spoken are actionable per se. In the case of Moore v. Johnson, 147 Ky. 584, 144 S.W. 765, ...
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