Cranfill v. Hayden

CAINES, Chief Justice.

The Court of Civil Appeals have made a clear and accurate statement of the outlines of this case, which we adopt. It is as follows:

“This suit was brought by S. A. Hayden against J. B. Cranfill, J. M. Carroll, J. B. Gambrell, W. H. Jenkins, B. T. Hanks, L. M. Hays, C. W. Baines, T. J Walne, A. S. Baten, Bennet Hatcher, J. C. Burkett, R. A. Lee, I. B. Kimbrough, L. B. Hillican, J. B. Biddle and others to recover damages on account of the publication of an alleged libel. A jury trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff against the defendants named…