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WATSON v. CANNON SHOE CO.

No. 12095.

165 F.2d 311 (1948)

WATSON v. CANNON SHOE CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 6, 1948.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross R. Barnett and Francis S. Bowling, both of Jackson, Miss., for appellant.

John Harvey Thompson and P. H. Eager, Jr., both of Jackson, Miss., and John H. Hessey, of Baltimore, Md., for appellee.

Before HOLMES, McCORD, and WALLER, Circuit Judges.

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

This is an action for slander. The complaint alleges that one J. B. Patterson, while acting for the defendant corporation, within the scope of his authority, falsely and maliciously accused the plaintiff in the presence of others of overcharging customers and defrauding defendant company.1

The defendant admitted that Patterson was its agent, servant and employee, acting within the scope of his authority,...

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