Hunter v. Wakefield

Lumpkin, Justice.

An action for a libel was brought by Hunter against Hagler & Co. (a firm composed of,H. A. Hagler and Mattie Hagler), Henry D. Wakefield, and the Atlanta Newspaper Union, a corporation. Under the charge of the court, a verdict was rendered against Hagler & Co., of which they did not complain. The court directed a verdict in favor of the other defendants, and to ■ this the plaintiff excepted. Hagler & Co. were neither made parties to, nor served with, the bill of exceptions.

Upon the call of the case in this court, a motion was made to dismiss the writ of error, on the ground…