Defendant, sued in slander, moves to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. Damages in the aggregate sum of $20,000 are demanded.
The asserted defamation consisted of the following words: "You are [meaning the plaintiff, Mary Keefe] a communist." "The whole neighborhood knows that you and your husband [meaning Mary Keefe and David Keefe] are communists."...
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