Smith v. Archer

This is an appeal in error by the plaintiffs below from the .action of the Court in sustaining’ each of the grounds of defendants’ motion to dismiss each of the counts of plaintiffs’ declaration, and thereby dismissing their suit. The purpose of the suit, and as stated in each count, is to recover damages for an alleged libel. One of the reasons assigned in support of defendants’ motion to dismiss is that in each count “there is a misjoinder of parties plaintiff”.

The plaintiffs are “Jerry Smith and N. A. Johnson, Individually and as President and Secretary-Treasurer, and on behalf of the…