Legal Opinion

Masterson v. Brown

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 4, 1896No. 421PublishedCited by 7 opinions

In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Texas.

1Opinion of the Court

McCORMICK, Circuit Judge.

On April 6,1891, J. Gordon Brown, the defendant in error, brought a suit against Archie R. Master-son, the plaintiff in error, and other parties. That suit was tried and came to final decree in the circuit court in favor of the defendants on November 18, 1893. Brown appealed, and the decision of this court affirming the decree was rendered June 6, 1894, and is reported in 10 C. C. A. 532, 62 Fed. 519. On September 10, 1894, this action for malicious prosecution and for libel was brought. On July 12, 1895, the plaintiff below filed his amended original petition, which,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. White v. NichollsSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
  2. Rice v. CoolidgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
  3. Brown v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1894

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. Wilkins v. North American Construction Corp.District Court, S.D. Texas · 2001
  2. Deshawn Gervin v. Pamela FlorenceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2025
  3. Warren v. Bank of MarionDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1985
  4. Swepson v. DavisTennessee Supreme Court · 1902
  5. Airgas-Southwest, Inc. v. IWS Gas & Supply of Texas, Ltd.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2012

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