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demand or damage claimed is notmore than 100l. except libel, slander, seduction, or breach of promise of marriage, ejectment where either

anything done by him in his judicial character, even for slander; see Scott v. Stansfield, (1868) LR 3 Ex. 220. And

this injustice was put an end to by the (English) Slander of Women Act, 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 51).

where vindictive or exemplary damages can be given, e.g., libel, slander, violence, malice, cruelty, or breach of promise of marriage. The

ordinary Common Law and statutory offences; and it is no slander to impute them unless special damage follows. Other offences are

express an action for injury to the person, as for slander, assault, injury by accident, as distinguished from injury to property.

prostitute are actionable without proof of special damage; see the Slander of Women Act, 1891. As to the repealed (English) Contagious

but where fraud is alleged, or in cases of libel, slander, malicious prosecution, false imprisonment, seduction, or breach of promise of

Acts, 1875-1936; Local Government Acts, 1929 and 1933. See also SLANDER and CRUELTY. [Referred, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (25 of 1955),

Bryant, (1872) 27 LT 491, where, in an action of slander, the word was held not actionable without proof of special