Legal Opinion
Compton v. Elliott
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 1935No. 6422PublishedCited by 465 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Judge SMEDLEY
delivered the opinion of Commission of Appeals, Section B.
The certificate from the Court of Civil Appeals for the Eleventh Supreme Judicial District thus concisely and clearly states the nature of the cause and the question to be answered:
“Ottis Compton instituted this suit against R. A. Elliott in the District Court of Stephens County for damages alleged to have been suffered by him by reason of malicious prosecution charged to have been initiated or instituted by Elliott against Compton in Stephens County, where the plaintiff had been indicted, tried, and acquitted for the…
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