Legal Opinion
Krebs v. McNeal
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 3, 1955No. 39310PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
This is a suit for slander. It was initiated in the Circuit Court of Jackson County by appellee John B. McNeal against J. Guy Krebs, appellant and deféndant below. After a lengthy trial the jury returned a verdict for appellee in the amount of $750.00.
I
In August 1951 Krebs was serving as sheriff of Jackson County. The second democratic primary for sheriff was being held on Tuesday, August 28, 1951. The two candidates contesting the sheriff’s race in the second primary were appellee McNeal and Leo Byrd, who was then serving as a deputy sheriff in appellant’s office, and who was the successful…
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