Engel v. Ehret
California Court of Appeal
APPEALS from orders of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco taxing costs. John Hunt, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHEY, J., pro tem.
Plaintiff brought an action against John C. Ehret for slander, claiming that Ehret had told one Tonna that he, Engel, burnt his house down to get the insurance. Plaintiff also brought another action against Mrs. Ehret, wife of the defendant in the first action, in which the husband was joined as defendant, claiming that Mrs. Ehret had made similar statements to a Mrs. Roehrer.
The actions were consolidated and tried together before the same jury, resulting in a verdict for the defendant in each ease.
A cost-bill was filed by defendant in each of the cases, and the appeals…
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