McGarr v. E. V. Schnoor Cigar Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hutchison, J.:

This is an action brought by D. L. McGarr, M. B. McGarr, and the Owl Drug Company, a copartnership composed of D. L. McGarr and M. B. McGarr, to recover damages from the defendants, the E. V. Schnoor Cigar Company and the Ranney-Davis Mercantile Company, on the ground that these defendants, in conjunction with others, maliciously and without reasonable or probable cause, instituted involuntary bankruptcy proceedings against the plaintiffs. The trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiffs for $12,350.

In addition to the general verdict, the…