Legal Opinion

Harr v. Ward

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 24, 1904PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from Monroe Circuit Court. George M. Chapuine, Judge. The appellees cannot recover. Cooley, Torts, 207. No malice is shown. 61 N. W. 359; 98 U. S. 494. Appellants are not subject to the penalties sought to be enforced.

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Appeal from Monroe Circuit Court. George M. Chapuine, Judge. The appellees cannot recover. Cooley, Torts, 207. No malice is shown. 61 N. W. 359; 98 U. S. 494. Appellants are not subject to the penalties sought to be enforced. Cooley, Torts, 21 x; 34 Ala. 91; 4 Fed. 602; 61 N. W. 359; 98 U. S. 192; 50 Pac. 606. An attachment against the property of a npnresident is an action in personam. 25 Ark. 144. Attorneys’ fees and expenses in defending suit are not reasonable, even though the suit on the debt fails. 19 N. W. 282; 20 So. 1012; 36 N. W. 713. Appellees’ personal expenses are not…

1Opinion of the CourtBattue, J.

Joshua Ward sued J. A. Harr, P. H. Foley and S. L. Harr for damages caused by a malicious prosecution. The defendants recovered a judgment against the plaintiff, and he appealed to this court. During the pendency of the appeal he died, and the action was revived by consent in the names of G. W. Ward and J. T. Ward, as administrators of his estate. The judgment was reversed, and the cause was remanded to the circuit court. In the circuit court the plaintiffs recovered judgment against the defendants, and they have appealed.

On or about the nth day of October, 1894, appellants, J. A. Harr and P.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Foster v. PittsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1897
  2. Sneeden v. . HarrisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
  3. Lemay v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1877

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Mayflower Industries v. Thor Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1951
  2. Leek v. BrasfieldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1956
  3. Wm. R. Moore Dry Goods Co. v. MannSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1926
  4. Oldham v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1941
  5. Leek v. BrasfieldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1956

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