Supreme Court of Virginia March 10, 1952, Record 3842 (Luhring v. Carter)

Miller, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

On December 8, 1949, W. R. Carter, Jr., instituted an action for damages against Henry GL Luhring and Luhring Motor Company, Inc., under section 8-630, Code' of Virginia, 1950, (Virginia Code, 1942, (Michie), sec. 5781) commonly called the statute of insulting words, or the anti-duelling act.