Vaughan v. Lytton
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of city of Danville, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Kelly, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action for defamation of character brought by J. W. Lytton against C. C. Vaughan, Jr. There was a verdict in Lytton’s favor for $3,500.00, upon which the court entered the judgment under review.
In the fall of 1908, Lytton, Vaughan and one Morel, entered into an agreement looking to the incorporation and organization of the “Lytton Manufacturing Corporation,” for the purpose of manufacturing and selling certain steam-traps, vacuum-traps and return-traps which had been patented by Lytton. The agreement provided, among other things, that…
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