Bible v. Palmer
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM COCKE. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Cocke County. W. R. Hicks, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtCaldweiji, J.
This is an action wherein R. A. •Bible sues Joseph Palmer for $10,000 ■ damages. The plaintiff’s declaration contained two counts, one for malicious prosecution and the other for slander. The defendant demurred for misjoinder, and said that the declaration embraced two distinct causes of action, which could not properly be joined in the same suit. The demurrer was sustained, with leave to the plaintiff to elect which of the two causes of action he would prosecute. Upon _ his refusal to make an election the suit was dismissed, and he appealed in error.
The Court below was in error. It is true,…
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