Landa v. Obert
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Comal. Tried below before the Hon. J. P. Richardson. Landa owned and operated a grist and flouring mill at Hew Braunfals for a number of years; Obert was Ms miller, and after several years was suspected by Landa of appropriating money received from the mill belonging to his employer.
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Appeal from Comal. Tried below before the Hon. J. P. Richardson. Landa owned and operated a grist and flouring mill at Hew Braunfals for a number of years; Obert was Ms miller, and after several years was suspected by Landa of appropriating money received from the mill belonging to his employer. A detective was employed, and Landa became satisfied of Obert’s guilt; lawyers were employed to bring suit, but they having a personal interview with Obert, a settlement was made, September 12, 1870, between them, whereby Obert paid Landa $1,185 in gold, and surrendered two notes he held, on Landa,…
1Opinion of the Court
Moore, Associate Justice.
This suit was brought by the appellee, Jacob Obert, to recover of appellant, Joseph Landa, damages for a slander, which he alleges said Landa published concerning him, also for damages on account of a malicious *543prosecution alleged to have been instituted against him by Landa, and to avoid a contract of settlement made between himself and Landa for duress, and to recover the money paid on said settlement, and the principal and interest due him on the notes and accounts surrendered to Landa on said settlement.
Quite a number of witnesses were examined on both sides in…
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