SCANDAL
9.1.17
SCANDAL: A scandalous verbal report or rumor respecting some person.
2. The remedy is an action on the case.
3. In chancery practice, when a bill or other pleading contains scandal,
it will be referred to a master to be expunged, and till this has been
done, the opposite party need not answer. 3 Bl. Com. 342. Nothing is
considered scandalous which is positively relevant to the cause, however
harsh and gross the charge may be. The degree of relevancy is not
deemed material. Coop. Eq. Pl. 19; 2 Ves. 24; 6 Ves. 514, 11 Ves. 626;
15 Ves. 477; Story Eq. Plo. §269 Vide Impertinent.
