“Actions of Slander, Founded on Trifling Causes, to Gratify a Petulant and Quarrelsome Disposition”
From Judge Edward Shippen in Rue v. Mitchell (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. Phila. County 1790):
Generally speaking, indeed, actions of slander, founded on trifling causes, to gratify a petulant and quarrelsome disposition, will not be encouraged by the court; but when the reputation, trade, o
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