Lent v. Butler , 3 Cow. 370 ( 1824 )

The Court

were clear with the counsel for the plaintiff, , . , . , , . . j mat, for these reasons, the motion must be denied; and Woodworth, J. said, that this application was even a still farther aggravation of the slander; for the defendant says, in his affidavit, “ the charge which 1 advanced against the plaintiff is true; but by reason of Palmer's absence, alone, I am, unfortunately, not able to prove it.,?

Motion denied.