New Hampshire Statutes
§ 515:6 — General Issue in Libel
New Hampshire § 515:6
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LIIIPROCEEDINGS IN COURT
Ch. 515TENDER, PLEADING, AND SETOFF
SubdivisionPleading
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 515:6 (2026).
Text
In actions for libel or slander, under the general issue, the defendant may prove, in mitigation of damages and to rebut evidence of actual malice, that the writing or words complained of were the repetition of common report, and that the conduct of the plaintiff was such as to create suspicion of the truth of the matters therein charged against him.
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Legislative History
1862, 2602. GS 208:6. GL 227:6. PS 223:6. PL 335:6. RL 391:6.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 515:1
Amount§ 515:10
Penal Bond§ 515:11
Pleading§ 515:12
Continuance§ 515:13
Judgment§ 515:14
Setoff Exceeding Jurisdiction§ 515:15
Entry in Superior Court§ 515:2
Confession§ 515:3
Brief Statement§ 515:4
Replications§ 515:5
Proof of Part§ 515:6
General Issue in Libel§ 515:7
Mutual Debts§ 515:8
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New Hampshire § 515:6, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/515/515%3A6.