Bottomly v. Bottomly

Citations

• 80 Md. 159
• 30 A. 706
• 1894 Md. LEXIS 126

Syllabus

<p>Action for Causing Discharge of Servant — Libel.</p> <p>A declaration setting forth that the defendant, maliciously intending to to effect the discharge of plaintiff by his employer, did maliciously write to the employer a letter, stating defendant’s displeasure at something the plaintiff was alleged to have said, described as too bad to mention, in consequence whereof plaintiff was discharged, does not set forth a good cause of action, since it does not aver that the defendant’s statement concerning the plaintiff was false.</p>