SUMMERS v. W. T. GRANT CO.

No. 12940.

178 F.2d 916 (1950)

SUMMERS v. W. T. GRANT CO.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 6, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grady Owen, Fort Worth, Texas, for appellant.

Charles L. Stephens, Fort Worth, Texas, J. A. Gooch, Fort Worth, Texas, for appellee.

Before McCORD and WALLER, Circuit Judges, and RICE, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This suit was for damages for an alleged slander and false imprisonment. The appeal is from the action of the trial court in directing the jury to return a verdict for the defendant because of insufficiency of the evidence. The question presented, therefore, is whether there is any substantial probative evidence in the record which requires submission of the cause to a jury.

The material facts are without dispute. Only two witnesses testified....

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