This section is from the book "Popular Law Library Vol7 Equity Jurisprudence, Trusts, Equity Pleading", by Albert H. Putney. Also available from Amazon: Popular Law-Dictionary.
Equity courts have ordinarily no power to issue injunctions against torts against the person.12 Neither will an injunction be issued against the publication of slander or libel.13 In a few cases an injunction has been granted against slander of title.14
8 Hamilton vs. Ely, 4 Gill (Md.), 34. 9 Gildersleeve vs. Overstolz, 97
Mo. App., 303; 71 S. W., 371;
Taylor vs. Clark, 89 Fed., 7. 10 General vs. Sheffield, etc., Co., 3
De Gex, M. & G., 304. 11 Dwight vs. Hayes, 150 I11., 273;
37 N. E., 218. 12 Montgomery, etc., R. Co. vs.
Walton. 14 Ala.. 207.
 
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