justice of the peace of said county, and maliciously, and without any probable cause whatever, charged plaintiff before said justice of the peace with having [state what the charge was]; and maliciously, and without probable cause, procured said justice of the peace to issue a warrant for the arrest of plaintiff upon said charge: II. That said justice of the peace issued said warrant accordingly, and plaintiff was arrested and imprisoned under the same for hours, and he was obliged to, and actually did give bail in the sum of dollars, to answer said charge; III. day of That afterwards, and on the plaintiff was examined before said justice of the peace for the said supposed crime so charged, and after such examination said justice of the peace adjudged plaintiff not guilty thereof, and fully acquitted him of the same, and ordered that he be discharged; and since that time the defendant has not further prosecuted said charge, but has abandoned the same; IV. That by reason of the premises plaintiff was injured in his reputation and person, and was prevented from attending to his business, and by said acts of the defendant plaintiff has been. injured to his damage. for dollars. WHEREFORE plaintiff demands judgment against defendant dollars, and plaintiff's costs of suit. G H, Attorney for Plaintiff. FORM NO. 59. COMPLAINT AGAINST A DEFENDANT FOR LIBEL WHEN THE WORDS ARE LIBELOUS ON THEIR FACE. state, and at other places in this state, the defendant maliciously published, concerning the plaintiff, in a newspaper called the an article containing the false and defamatory matter following, namely: [give extracts from the article stating such defamatory matter]; and said publication was read by many persons; II. That by means of said publication the plaintiff was injured in his reputation, to his damage, for dollars. WHEREFORE plaintiff demands judgment against defendant dollars; and plaintiff's costs in this action. GH, Attorney for Plaintiff. FORM NO. 60. COMPLAINT AGAINST A DEFENDANT FOR LIBEL WHEN THE WORDS ARE NOT LIBELOUS ON THEIR FACE. in the city of in this state, was burned down, and it was suspected that it had been feloniously set on fire; II. That the defendant knew that said house had been burned down, and that it was suspected that such house had been feloniously set on fire; and he, having such knowledge, on —, the day of —, composed and published concerning plaintiff, in said county of —, the following false libel, namely: "He", meaning the plaintiff, "insured his house for more than its value shortly before it was burned down, and he," meaning plaintiff, "expected to receive the money for which the house was insured if it was burned down, and he," meaning plaintiff, "knows who sct fire to the house." Thereby meaning that the plaintiff had feloniously set fire to said house, to the damage of plaintiff, dollars. WHEREFORE plaintiff demands judgment for lars, and plaintiff's costs of this action. dol G H, Attorney for Plaintiff. FORM NO. 61. • COMPLAINT AGAINST A DEFENDANT FOR SLANDER WHEN THE WORDS SPOKEN ARE ACTIONABLE IN THEMSELVES. [Name of Court.] Plaintiff complains and alleges: That on the day of at the county of in this state, the defendant, in the presence and hearing of one and of a number of other persons, spoke concerning the plaintiff the false and defamatory words following: [set out the actionable words spoken]; whereby the plaintiff was injured in his reputation, to his damage, for dollars. WHEREFORE plaintiff demands judgment against defendant dollars, and plaintiff's costs in this action. G H, Attorney for Plaintiff. FORM NO. 62. COMPLAINT AGAINST A DEFENDANT FOR SLANDER WHEN THE WORDS ARE NOT ACTIONABLE IN THEMSELVES. [Name of Court.] Plaintiff complains and alleges: I. That at the time of the commission of the grievances hereinafter mentioned, plaintiff was engaged in business as a retail grocer in the county of in this state, and had always maintained a good reputation as such retail grocer; II. That on the day of at the county of in this state, the defendant, in the presence and hearing of a number of persons, maliciously, and with intent to cause it to be believed that plaintiff was dishonest in his said business, spoke concerning this plaintiff and his said business the false and defamatory words following, namely: [state the words spoken complained of.] III. That by reason thereof a number of persons, and in particular, [name the persons] who had theretofore been accustomed to deal with plaintiff in his business as aforesaid, ceased to deal with him, and the plaintiff was thereby deprived of their custom, ' and of the profits which he would otherwise have made by a continuance of their custom; and plaintiff was injured in his reputation, to his damage, from said injuries, dollars. WHEREFORE plaintiff demands judgment against defendant dollars, and plaintiff's costs of this action. for G H, Attorney for Plaintiff. FORM NO. 63. COMPLAINT AGAINST DEFENDANT FOR SLANDER OF TITLE. [Name of Court.] Plaintiff complains and alleges: I. That plaintiff was on the day of and ever since has been, the owner in fee of a tract of land situate in the county of in this state, bounded and described as [describing it] and he caused the same, and while he was so the owner thereof, to be put up and exposed for sale at public auction on said day of ; II. That the defendant, well knowing the premises, maliciously, and without probable cause, and to cause it to be suspected that plaintiff did not own said tract of land and could not make a good title thereto, and to prevent him from effecting a sale thereof, did then and there publicly say in the presence and hearing of one and of many persons then and there assembled for the purpose of bidding on said property and buying the same, concerning plaintiff and his said property, the false and defamatory matter, namely: [state what was said.] III. and That by reason thereof said [naming the persons] who attended at said auction sale for the purpose of buying thereat said tract of land, were dissuaded from bidding for said tract of land, and refused and still refuse to purchase the same, and the plaintiff by reason thereof has been unable to sell the same; and plaintiff has expended dollars for the purpose of said auction, and has been injured by said acts of the defendant, to his damage, for dollars. WHEREFORE plaintiff demands judgment against defendant dollars, and plaintiff's costs of this action. this state, -, the defendant, with force and arms, ill treated. plaintiff and made an indecent assault upon her, and then and That in consequence of said indecent assault made by the defendant on the plaintiff, she has suffered greatly in her health, and became sick, and so continued for the space of months; during which time she suffered great pain, and was prevented from transacting her necessary business affairs, and she has been greatly disturbed in her peace of mind, and has |