Foley Bros. Dry Goods Co. v. McClain
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County; W. E. Monteith, Judge. Action by Hazel McClain and another against the Foley Brothers Dry Goods Company. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHightower, C. J.
This was an action for slander brought by the appellee, as plaintiff below, against the defendant, and resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $3,000, from which this appeal was prosecuted. We find in appellant’s brief what seems to be a sufficiently full and clear statement of the nature and result of the suit, and which is in no respect questioned by the appellees, and the same is adopted by this court, as follows:
“This suit was instituted by Hazel McClain, a minor, through her father, Thomas McClain, as next friend, to recover both actual and exemplary damages…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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