McDaniel v. Needham
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Panola. Tried below before the Hon. A. J. Booty. This was a suit for damages brought by John F. Needham against Horace McDaniel for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution, which resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for $150 actual damages, and $250 as exemplary damages.
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Appeal from Panola. Tried below before the Hon. A. J. Booty. This was a suit for damages brought by John F. Needham against Horace McDaniel for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution, which resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for $150 actual damages, and $250 as exemplary damages. Appellee alleged that H. McDaniel, wickedly and maliciously contriving to injure plaintiff, destroy his character and reputation as a good citizen, expose him to trouble, scandal, costs, charges and vexation, and without having any reasonable or probable cause therefor, did, on or about the 10th of…
1Opinion of the Court
Walker, P. J. Com, App.—
We will not notice any other of the assigned errors than such as are presented for consideration in the brief of appellant’s counsel. The third ground assigned is as follows: “The court erred in admitting in evidence over defendant’s objection the power of attorney from Jesse Applewhite (the original grantee) to J. K. Williams, the same being offered in evidence under the statute as a recorded instrument, but having no certificate of proof or acknowledgment of its execution, such as is legally required to authorize it to have been recorded.”
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