Sloneker v. Van Ausdall

Ohio Supreme Court

Sloneker v. Van Ausdall

1 Ohio Law. Abs. 134

CourtOhio Supreme Court

DecidedJuly 1, 1922

DocketNo. 17161

StatusPublished

This text of 1 Ohio Law. Abs. 134 (Sloneker v. Van Ausdall) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Ohio Supreme Court primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Sloneker v. Van Ausdall, 1 Ohio Law. Abs. 134 (Ohio 1922).

Pincite

Opinion

HOUGH, J.:

1. In an action for slander, the good reputation of plaintiff is presumed in law until attacked. When alleged in the petition and denied in the answer, the reputation of plaintiff becomes an issuable fact, and the denial in the answer whether general or specific is an attack.

2. When the pleadings raise an issue in respect to the good reputation of plaintiff, he may seek to prove it in chief as part of his case, and the admission thereof is not prejudicial error. (Blakeslee v. Hughes, 50 Ohio St., 490, overruled.)

Judgment of the court of appeals reversed and that of the common pleass affirmed.

Marshall, C. J.„ Wanamaker, Robinson, Matthias and Clark, JJ., concur.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

HOUGH, J.:

1. In an action for slander, the good reputation of plaintiff is presumed in law until attacked. When alleged in the petition and denied in the answer, the reputation of plaintiff becomes an issuable fact, and the denial in the answer whether general or specific is an attack.

2. When the pleadings raise an issue in respect to the good reputation of plaintiff, he may seek to prove it in chief as part of his case, and the admission thereof is not prejudicial error. (Blakeslee v. Hughes, 50 Ohio St., 490, overruled.)

Judgment of the court of appeals reversed and that of the common pleass affirmed.

Marshall, C. J.„ Wanamaker, Robinson, Matthias and Clark, JJ., concur.

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)

1 Ohio Law. Abs. 134, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/sloneker-v-van-ausdall-ohio-1922.