Shaltupsky v. Brown Shoe Co.

— Action by plaintiff on' the theory that defendants entered into a conspiracy to injure his business as a shoe merchant in Cape Girardeau, Mo. ‘The trial court sustained the demurrers of defendants to three different petitions on the ground that said petitions failed to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. On the court sustaining the demurrers to the third petition and entering judgment for defendants, plaintiff appealed.

“Civil conspiracy” is generally defined to be an agreement to do an unlawful act or a lawful act in an unlawful manner. [Jackson v. Scott County Milling…