Butts v. Long
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — ílon. Jmies T. Neville, Judge. (1) This being an action for damages in the nature of slander of title, the court held the petition bad because plaintiff failed to set out the exact words spoken by the defendants. If that is required in cases of this kind, then we concede the petition is bad.
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Appeal from Greene Circuit Court. — ílon. Jmies T. Neville, Judge. (1) This being an action for damages in the nature of slander of title, the court held the petition bad because plaintiff failed to set out the exact words spoken by the defendants. If that is required in cases of this kind, then we concede the petition is bad. (2) Our contention is that it is a matter-of little or no consequence what the words spoken were, but that the injury is committed when defendant said anything which prevented plaintiff from making his sale. Provided, of course, what was said by defendants was false and…
1Opinion of the CourtBarclay, J.
Omitting caption, the petition is as follows:
“Now comes the plaintiff and after first having obtained leave of the court to file this, his amended petition, states, that the defendants, J. A. Long and W. E. Long, are partners, doing business under the firm name of Long Brothers, and' were so engaged in business at the times hereinafter mentioned, *690and that on the thirteenth day of October, A. D. 1900, plaintiff was the owner in fee simple of a certain parcel of land situated in the county of Greene and State of Missouri, to-wit: Commencing at a poiijt sixty-two feet, five inches south of the…
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