Sandoz v. Veazie

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Monroe, J.

This is an action in damages for an alleged malicious prosecution. The answer is a general denial.

The case presented by the record is, substantially, as follows, to-wit:

Plaintiff and defendant are natives of the parish of St. Landry, and residents of the town of Opelousas, the former being the tax collector *203of the town and the latter a member of the bar. At the time of the occurrences out of which this litigation has arisen, the plaintiff was about thirty, and the defendant about fifty years of age. The plaintiff had a wife and three…