Burden v. Elias Bros. Big Boy Restaurants

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that statements as to a lack of chastity are defamatory per se, meaning that the words are actionable in themselves and that damages are presumed
• finding that statements as to a lack of chastity are defamatory per se, meaning that the words are actionable in themselves and that damages are presumed
• “[W]here a plaintiff brings an action alleging words imputing lack' of chastity or commission of a crime..., the inability to prove damages is not fatal to the claim”
• “[W]ords charging the commission of a crime are defamatory per se, and hence, injury to the reputation of the person defamed is presumed to the extent that the failure to prove damages is not a ground for dismissal.”
• “At common law, words charging the commission of a crime are defamatory per se, and hence, injury to the reputation of the person defamed is presumed to the extent that the failure to prove damages is not a ground for dismissal.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).