Holt v. Wilson

GALLAGHER, O. J.

Appellant, P. D. Holt, is the editor, publisher, and owner of a newspaper called the Gatesville Messenger. Appellant, in September and October, 1931, instituted and caused to be conducted what is known as a circulation campaign, which was under the management of Mr. S. Clark Pulks. Certain prizes were offered to canvassers participating in said campaign. The first prize was an automobile and the second a trip to California, or, at the election of the winner, $200 in cash. Other prizes of less value were offered, but consideration of the same is not relevant to the issues…