Ross v. Hixon
Supreme Court of Kansas
Brrror from Bourbon District Court. Action to recover damages for malicious prosecution. Judgment for defendant, Hixon, at the May term, 1888. The plaintiff, Ross, brings the case here. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Simpson, C.:
On the 17th day of January, 1887, Hixon filed an affidavit before a justice of the peace in Bourbon county, charging Ross with having mixed certain poison with a quantity of flour, with the intent and for the purpose of causing the death of certain persons. Upon said complaint a warrant was issued, and Ross was arrested. A preliminary trial was had on the 4th of February before the justice who issued the warrant. At the preliminary examination 12 witnesses were examined for the state, and seven for the defendant. After the hearing of all the evidence, the justice bound…
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