Grant v. Haynes

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Breaux, J.

Defamation of his character is plaintiff’s cause of action. Ten thousand dollars is the amount he claims for damages. From a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of five hundred dollars, the defendants appeal.

Plaintiff is a steamboat captain and pilot, and defendants are stockholders and promoters of the Boyce Cotton Seed Mill and Manufacturing Company.

Plaintiff brought suit against the defendants some time previous to the present suit, in which he alleged that he had entered into a contract with defendants to raise a subscription to…