Calhoun v. Bell
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Winn; Cas Moss, Judge. Action by C. A. Calhoun against Jim Bell. From judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommeryille, J.
The general principles which govern in actions for malicious prosecutions have been so often laid down by this court that it is unnecessary to restate them here.
Numerous objections were made on the trial to the rulings of the court on the exclusion of testimony offered for the defense. They will be disposed of by a brief reference to the law in a general way, and not by reference to each one of the very many objections found in the record.
Defendant, a private citizen, after consulting' the justice of the peace in the Sixth ward of Winn parish, made an affidavit, charging that on September 14,…
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