Minter v. Bradstreet Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Johnson Circnit Court. — Ho». Jas. H. Lay, Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that plaintiffs were not entitled to recover on either of the clauses complained of as libelous, because: (a) The individual signatures of the partners, in addition to the partnership name, on partnership notes, constitute security for such partnership debts, and therefore it was true that the bank holding such notes had been secured.
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Appeal from Johnson Circnit Court. — Ho». Jas. H. Lay, Judge. (1) The court erred in refusing to instruct the jury that plaintiffs were not entitled to recover on either of the clauses complained of as libelous, because: (a) The individual signatures of the partners, in addition to the partnership name, on partnership notes, constitute security for such partnership debts, and therefore it was true that the bank holding such notes had been secured. Mansur-Tebbetts Implement Co. v. Eitchie, 143 Mo. 587; s. c., 60 S. W. 87; Goddard-Peck Grocery Co. v. McCune, 122 Mo. 426; Hundley v. Parris, 193…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
This is an action for damages for libel by the plaintiff merchants against the defendant on account of a false report, circulated in' December, 1890, by the defendant concerning the plaintiffs’ business standing, claiming to have been prompted by actual malice for the purpose of injuring plaintiffs in their business. Upon application of defendant the venue of the cause was changed from Pettis to Johnson county, where on a trial had in December,’ 1893, plaintiffs recovered a verdict for $30,000. On defendant’s motion a new trial was granted upon the grounds that the court had erroneously…
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