Celli & Del Papa v. Galveston Brewing Co.

Celli & Del Papa, a co-partnership, engaged in the business of wholesale liquor dealers at Galveston, Tex., brought this suit against the Galveston Brewing Company to recover damages, actual and exemplary, for alleged malicious acts of the defendant in inducing customers of plaintiffs to cease purchasing from plaintiffs. The trial court upon a directed verdict rendered judgment for defendant, which judgment the Court of Civil Appeals affirmed. 186 S. W. 278.

The question presented here- is the correctness of the trial court’s action in directing a verdict for defendant.

The opinion of the Court…