| 1741 - 930 pages
...aata probandi upon ourfelves, and prove thofe very papers that are called libels to be true. Mr. Cb» Juftice. You cannot be admitted, Mr Hamilton, to give...truth of a libel in evidence ; a libel is not to be jultili. il ; for it is neveilhelefs a libd that it is true. Mr. Hamilton. I am lorry the court has... | |
| 1816 - 752 pages
...probandi upon ourselves, and prove those very papers that are called libels to be true. Mr. Chief Justice. You cannot be admitted, Mr. Hamilton, to give the truth of a libel in evidence. A libel is not to be justified ; for it is nevertheless a libel that it is true. Mr. Hamilton. I am sorry the Court has... | |
| Peleg Whitman Chandler - 1841 - 462 pages
...ourselves, and prove those very papers that are called libels to be true. Chief Justice de Lancey. You cannot be admitted, Mr. Hamilton, to give the...truth of a libel in evidence ; a libel is not to be justified ; for it is nevertheless a libel, that it is true. Hamilton. I am sorry the court has so... | |
| 1890 - 906 pages
...upon ourselves, and prove those very papers that are called libels to be true. The Chief Justice. — You cannot be admitted, Mr. Hamilton, to give the truth of a libel in evidence; a libel is not to be justified ; for it is nevertheless a libel that it is true. Mr. Hamilton. — I am sorry the court... | |
| Frank Moss - 1897 - 674 pages
...false representative. At the close of the argument on this point Chief-justice Delancey said : ' ' You cannot be admitted, Mr. Hamilton, to give the truth of a libel in evidence. A libel is not to be justified. It is nevertheless a libel, if it be true." Then ensued a long debate between Mr. Hamilton... | |
| Charles Augustus Hanna - 1902 - 624 pages
...the heinousness of Mr. Zenger's offence against the Governor of New York. . . . Mr. Chief Justice. You cannot be admitted Mr. Hamilton, to give the truth of a libel in evidence. A libel is not to be justified ; for it is nevertheless a libel that it is true. Mr. Hamilton. I am sorry the Court has... | |
| Livingston Rutherfurd - 1904 - 344 pages
...Attorney the Trouble of proving a Negative, and take the Onus probandi upon our felves,and prove thofe very Papers that are called Libels to be true. Mr....Hamilton. I am forry the Court has fo foon refolved upon that Piece of Law ; I expected firft to have been heard to that Point. I have not in all my Reading... | |
| Livingston Rutherfurd - 1904 - 340 pages
...probandi upon ourselves, and prove those very Papers that are called Libels to be true. Mr. Ch. Justice. You cannot be admitted, Mr. Hamilton, to give the Truth of a Libel in Evidence. A Libel is not to be justified ; for it is nevertheless a Libel that it is true. Mr. Hamilton. I am sorry the Court has... | |
| Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis - 1924 - 690 pages
...scandalous Libel. This Word false must have some Meaning, or else how came it there? . . . Mr. Ch. Justice, You cannot be admitted, Mr. Hamilton, to give the Truth of a Libel in Evidence. A Libel is not to be justified ; for it is nevertheless a Libel that it is true. Mr. Hamilton, I am sorry the Court has... | |
| Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis - 1898 - 684 pages
...scandalous Libel. This Word false must have some Meaning, or else how came it there? . . . Mr. Ch. Justice, You cannot be admitted, Mr. Hamilton, to give the Truth of a Libel in Evidence. A Eibel is not to be justified ; for it is nevertheless a Libel that it is true. Mr. Hamilton, I am sorry... | |
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