Russell v. Palatine Insurance
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Warren county. Hon. H. C. Mounger, Judge. Suit by A. G-. Russell against the Palatine Insurance Company and another. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Warren county. Hon. H. C. Mounger, Judge. Suit by A. G-. Russell against the Palatine Insurance Company and another. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. Was not Klein in his conversations with Clark seeking to sell the Enssell & Moore agency solely for the purpose of paying what was due to the Palatine Insurance Company by them! Was not the Palatine the owner of the agency? Were not the bonds referred to by him bonds given by Enssell & Moore to the Palatine? In fact did not all that was said…
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
Appellant filed this suit against the Palatine Insurance Company, appellee, and W. B. Klein, the special agent of said company, for malicious prosecution. At the close of the evidence the court instructed the jury to find a verdict for each of the defendants. This appeal is from the judgment in favor of the Palatine Insurance Company; no appeal having been instituted from the judgment for Klein.
Many interesting questions are presented by the able and exhaustive briefs filed by counsel for both sides of this controversy, but we deem it only necessary to discuss the point which is necessarily…
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