Scarborough v. Bradley

This is a suit of trespass to try title, brought t\y plaintiff in error against defendant in error, in which the latter filed an answer containing, among other matters, a disclaimer as to a portion of the land and a cross-action against plaintiff in error as to the remainder, and also a cross-action against J. H. Synnott and A. J. Roberts, the attorneys whose names were signed to the plaintiff’s petition. The allegations in the latter cross-action were to the effect that in the filing of the suit they intended to slander and did slander the title of defendant in error and wrongfully filed…