State v. Boogher
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction. cited: 2 Whart. Cr. Law, 7th ed., sec. 2540, c; 4 Bla. Com. *150; Trenton Co. v. Perrine, 23 N. J. L. 408; Rammell v. Otis, 60 Mo. 365; Pollard v. Lyons, 3 C. L. J. 107; United States v. Maguire, 3 C. L. J. 273; The State v. Palmer, 4 Mo. 453; Wag. Stat. 1089, secs. 21, 23, p. 886, sec. 2; Tweed v. Lipscomb, 60 N. Y. 559 ; 3 Whart. Cr.
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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction. cited: 2 Whart. Cr. Law, 7th ed., sec. 2540, c; 4 Bla. Com. *150; Trenton Co. v. Perrine, 23 N. J. L. 408; Rammell v. Otis, 60 Mo. 365; Pollard v. Lyons, 3 C. L. J. 107; United States v. Maguire, 3 C. L. J. 273; The State v. Palmer, 4 Mo. 453; Wag. Stat. 1089, secs. 21, 23, p. 886, sec. 2; Tweed v. Lipscomb, 60 N. Y. 559 ; 3 Whart. Cr. Law, 7th ed., sec. 3397 ; Acts relating to St. Louis County, 130, secs. 31, 32; In re Jilz, ante, p. 243; Const. 1865, art. 4, secs. 27, 32; King-men v. Abiugton, 56 Mo. 46. cited: 1 Whart. Cr. Law, sec. 415,…
1Opinion of the CourtHayden, J.
This is a criminal prosecution for an alleged libel upon the Life Association of America, a corporation engaged in the life insurance business. There are five counts in the information, only the first, third, and fifth of which need be considered. Each of these three counts charges a distinct *443offense, and sets out different matter. The form of the counts is substantially as follows :
“That * * * Davis It. Boogher, etc., * * * being persons of envious * * * minds and of most malicious dispositions, maliciously * * * intending as much as in them lay to injure, vilify, and defame the credit and…
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