Henderson v. Credit Clearing House
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Henderson County; John S. Prince, Judge. Action by Elam Henderson against the Credit Clearing House and another. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals. This was a suit by appellant against ap-pellees (the Credit Clearing House and the Magnolia Petroleum CompansO for damages for libel, in which judgment was rendered for appellees.
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Appeal from District Court, Henderson County; John S. Prince, Judge. Action by Elam Henderson against the Credit Clearing House and another. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals. This was a suit by appellant against ap-pellees (the Credit Clearing House and the Magnolia Petroleum CompansO for damages for libel, in which judgment was rendered for appellees. According to allegations in his petition, the libelous matter of which appellant complained consisted of a charge that he “was indebted to the Magnolia Petroleum Company the sum of $3; that he had not paid the same; that it was…
1Opinion of the CourtWillson, C. J.
(after stating the facts as above).
We think the. trial court did not err when he instructed the jury to find for appellees.
[1,2] The list charged to have contained the libelous matter was not adduced in evidence, nor were the contents thereof proven in any way. All that was shown with reference to it was that it was one of accounts placed in the hands of the Credit Clearing House for collection, and that among those accounts was one against appellant for $3 in favor of the Magnolia Petroleum Company. It devolved upon appellant to set out in his petition the words in the list which he regarded…
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