Rider v. Murphy

Ragan, C.

In the district court of Douglas county John H. Murphy sued John Rider and Fred H. Glick and one J. A. Rider, since deceased, for damages for malicious prosecution. Murphy had a verdict and judgment, and Rider & Glick prosecute to this court a petition in error.

It appears that in the autumn of 1891 Rider & Glick were engaged in business in the city of Omaha, and dealing in butter, eggs, and poultry and other farm products. On the trial of this case the evidence of Murphy, so far as the same is material here, was, in substance, as follows: In November, 1891, at the instance of Rider &…