NIEHOFF v. SAHAGIAN


103 A.2d 211 (1954)

NIEHOFF v. SAHAGIAN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

January 14, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dubord & Dubord, Waterville, for plaintiff.

Goodspeed & Goodspeed, Augusta, Richard S. Chapman, Portland, for defendant.

Before MERRILL, C. J., and THAXTER, FELLOWS, WILLIAMSON, and WEBBER, JJ.


MERRILL, Chief Justice.

On exceptions. This is an action for slander. The amended declaration contains two counts. The first count alleges that the defendant slandered the plaintiff by falsely and maliciously accusing him of the crime of subornation of perjury by speaking of and concerning the plaintiff the following words:

"I had not wanted to admit on the stand in Portland, that I had committed a crime, since I had not committed any. However, I was urged...

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