Fairfield v. Hamilton

On July 7, 1958, Joseph W. Fairfield, appellant, brought this action in two counts against Jesse A. Hamilton, Evert L. Hagan, Charles M. Farrington, Matthew W. McClean and Robert 0. Ahlstrom, alleging that they (1) had combined and conspired to defame and injure him,' and, in pursuance of a preconceived plan, had prepared and mailed false and defamatory letters; and (2) had filed such legal proceedings against him as amounte_d to a malicious abuse of. process. McClean was not served. Appellant and Farrington executed a covenant in which appellant covenanted npt to -sue Farrington further in…