Sherman & Ellis, Inc. v. Journal of Commerce

By this writ of error plaintiff seeks the reversal of an order of the circuit court entered upon motion of the defendant expunging from the record certain orders, including a judgment against defendant for $300,000. The motion challenges an order reinstating the cause after it had been dismissed for want of prosecution.

Plaintiff brought suit in an action of trespass on the case, alleging that defendant had maliciously circulated false reports about plaintiff’s business. The record purports to show that on September 11, 1924, summons was served on an agent of defendant. November 21, 1924, an…