Opinion

Commonwealth v. Swallow

8 Pa. Super. 539
1898 Pa. Super. LEXIS 96

Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Filed: Nov 21, 1898
Status: Published
Author: Orlady
On the bench: Beaver, Ham, Orlady, Porter, Reeder, Rice, Smith, Wick
Cited by: 28 cases

"Among the rights declared by the constitutions of 1790, 1838, and 1873 to be 'inherent and indefensible' is that of protecting reputation"

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"Among the rights declared by the constitutions of 1790, 1838, and 1873 to be 'inherent and indefensible' is that of protecting reputation"

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The opinion

Dissenting Opinion by

Orlady, J.,

November 21, 1898:

I dissent from the judgment entered by this Court for the reasons given by the court below in refusing a new trial.

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