Fry v. McCord Bros.

This is an action for libel. It was tried in the Court below before the Judge and a jury, and a verdict and judgment were rendered for tbe plaintiff for $400 and costs, and defendants have appealed and assigned errors.

In support of the action, it is alleged that four letters were sent to plaintiff, through the mails, in unsealed envelopes, by the Merchants’ Retail Commercial Agency, of Atlanta, Ga., and Chicago, Ill., Atlanta being a branch office. After the last letter was sent to the plaintiff, it is alleged that, in pursuance of a threat contained in it, plaintiff’s name was caused to be…