Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Patterson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided June 10, 1930PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Commissioner Stanley
Reversing.
The appellee, Mrs. Carrie Pell Patterson, filed this suit against the appellant, Horace G. Brooks, to recover damages by reason of his malicious and wrongful act in inserting an advertisement in a newspaper that her drug store was for sale for “about $6,000.00,” which induced the withdrawal of an offer of $8,500, and prevented her from obtaining more than $6,500 for the business.
It was being conducted in property leased from the appellant. Debts had accumulated to the amount of about $5,000, including $750 owing the landlord. He, with other…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Knickerbocker Ice Co. v. Gardiner Dairy Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1908
- Schonwald v. RagainsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Chambers & Marshall v. BaldwinCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1891
- Jenkins v. FowlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1855
- Hopkins v. DrowneSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1898
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