Cassidy v. Joseph

The plaintiff, John H. Cassidy, brought this suit against Daniel Rex Joseph, seeking to recover damages in the sum of $52,000 which he claims he suffered by certain libelous allegations made by the defendant in the suit entitled "Daniel Rex Joseph v. First State Bank Trust Company and J.H. Cassidy," No. 7529 of the docket of the lower court. The defendant interposed the pleas of res adjudicata and estoppel based on a compromise agreement entered into between the parties whereby the prior suit was dismissed. The lower court sustained the plea of res adjudicata and dismissed the plaintiff's…