HENRY v. COLLINS

No. 42759.

253 Miss. 34 (1963)

158 So.2d 28

HENRY v. COLLINS

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 2, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack H. Young, Carsie A. Hall, Jackson, Robert L. Carter, Barbara A. Morris, Marie L. Marcus, New York, N.Y., for appellant.

Semmes Luckett, Leon Porter, C.L. Sullivan, Clarksdale, for appellee.


LEE, P.J.

This is a libel action, instituted by Benford C. Collins against Aaron E. Henry in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County, to recover damages on account of the publication of a false and defamatory charge against the plaintiff. There was a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $15,000, and the defendant has appealed.

The declaration charged that the defendant, on the 6th day of March 1962 maliciously prepared...

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