Pearce v. Spalding

The petition in this case alleges, that defendant Spalding is the proprietor of the Olympic Theatre in St. Louis, and that defendant Mapleson is manager of an operatic combination known as “ Her Majesty’s Opera Company,” and that Spalding was proprietor and Mapleson was manager, as aforesaid, at the tiine of the grievances complained of. *142The petition, which is long, then makes, in substance, the following allegations: —

On February 4, 1881, and for some days before and after that date, defendants caused an advertisement to be published in the St. Louis newspapers, as follows : —

‘‘ Olympic…