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COOK v. SAFEWAY STORES, INC.

511 P.2d 375 (1973)

Marion Frank COOK, Respondent, v. SAFEWAY STORES, INC., a Corporation, and Jerry Coates, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided June 21, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Faust, Jr., Portland, argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Cake, Hardy, Buttler, McEwen & Weiss, and Donald W. McEwen, Portland.

James H. Spence, Roseburg, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Washburn, Farrell & Spence, and Randolph Slocum, Roseburg.

HOLMAN, Justice.

Plaintiff brought a damage action for slander. Defendants appealed from a judgment for plaintiff entered pursuant to a jury verdict.

Plaintiff was an employe of the defendant Safeway Stores, Inc., at its Roseburg store. He was discharged from employment and shortly thereafter the defendant Coates, who was the manager of the Roseburg store, told three other Safeway employes that plaintiff was discharged because he had stolen from the company...

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