In re Barham

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• explaining that proper pleading requires that defamatory words be set forth in haec verba
• sustaining a demurrer where plaintiff failed to allege the exact words spoken
• amendments that only amplify the allegations or prayer for relief do not introduce a new cause of action
• “[T]he amendment being merely an amplification of the original upon points as to which the fuller details given therein were to the advantage and not to the prejudice of the defendant.” (quoting Houston v. Lynchburg Traction & Light Co., 119 Va. 136, 140 (1916))

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