Legal Opinion

Brewster v. Baker

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 21, 1940No. 3646PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALKER, Chief Justice.

As tried in the lower court, this was an action by appellant, Mrs. W. H. Brewster, joined by her husband, against the City of Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, H. F. Baker, Chief of Police of the City of Port Arthur, and Dr. George Sladczyk, for damages for libel, slander, false arrest, and false imprisonment. The action against Baker .and Dr. Sladczyk was predicated on a conspiracy between them which, on the allegations of the petition, culminated in the libel, slander, false arrest, and false imprisonment; it .was charged that Baker, as a result of this conspiracy,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hott v. YarboroughTexas Supreme Court · 1922
  2. City of Beaumont v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1936
  3. Meyer v. ViereckCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
  4. Parsons v. City of Fort WorthCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1901
  5. Jones v. City of Fort WorthTexas Commission of Appeals · 1924

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. In Re Dillard Department Stores, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 2006
  2. Breen v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. McNeill v. TarumianzDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1956
  4. In Re Dillard Department Stores, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2005
  5. Robinson v. City of HerefordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959

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