Nall v. Phelps

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Cammack

Affirming-

Harlan Phelps was employed by J. W. Nall to operate a small grocery store for him in Webster County, in 1937. He operated the store for a little more than a year. He instituted this proceeding against Nall in February, 1939, seeking to recover damages for certain alleged slanderous words spoken of him, and also to recover damages for malicious prosecution on account of an affidavit which Nall had made before the county judge charging him with the offense of conversion of more than $20 by selling goods and failing and refusing to account for the…