Riddle v. Bearden

SPEER, Associate Justice.

Appellee instituted this suit in the District Court of Palo Pinto County to recover damages against the appellant for alleged malicious prosecution. The appellant answered denying liability, and by cross-action sought to recover from appellee actual damages for an alleged libel, the criminal prosecution for which libel formed appellee’s basis for recovery herein. A trial was had before a jury, and resulted in a verdict and judgment for appellee for $3 actual and $20 exemplary damages, the court for some reason refusing to submit to the jury the cross-action of…