Tennessee Supreme Court January 4, 1871 (Hackett v. Brown)

NelsON, J.,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The defendant- in error, being a minor, brought this action under the Code, 3400, which declares that “any *267words written, spoken or printed of a person, wrongfully and maliciously imputing to such person the commission of adultery or fornication, are actionable, without special damage.