Caruth v. Richeson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Gity Girouit Court. — Hon. A. M. Thayer, Judge. The plaintiff was entitled to a verdict upon the pleadings and evidence. The verdict against him should have been set aside as against the evidence and the law as declared by the court. Lionberger v. Pohlman, 16 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis Gity Girouit Court. — Hon. A. M. Thayer, Judge. The plaintiff was entitled to a verdict upon the pleadings and evidence. The verdict against him should have been set aside as against the evidence and the law as declared by the court. Lionberger v. Pohlman, 16 Mo. App. 392; Whitsett v. Pans on, 79 Mo. 258; Bpohn v. Railroad, 87 Mo. 74 ; Garrett v. Greenwell, 92 Mo. 120. (1) Whether the matter complained of in the petition as libelous was (as therein also alleged) published by defendants of and concerning the plaintiff Caruth, was a material issue of fact under the…
1Opinion of the Court
Black:, J.
Plaintiff sued for fifty thousand dollars damages in an action of libel; and appealed from a judgment in favor of defendants.
The defendants, twelve in number, were sworn as grand jurors at the October term 1883 of the St. Louis criminal court. The judge .in his charge, among other things, read to them a report made by the grand jury at the previous July term, in which it is stated that there existed in St. Louis a well-organized “ring” in the interest of professional gamblers and lottery dealers; and they were instructed to give the matter a thorough investigation. The grand jurors…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Spohn v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1885
- Whitsett v. RansomSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- Garrett v. GreenwellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- Doering v. SaumSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
- St. Louis Type Foundry v. McCannSupreme Court of Missouri · 1878
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