WHITE v. MORRISON

No. 6064.

304 P.2d 572 (1956)

62 N.M. 47

Charley O. WHITE and Sally White, his wife, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Harold MORRISON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied November 28, 1956.

Rehearing Denied December 17, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grantham, Spann & Sanchez, Albuquerque, for appellant.

Robert Hoath LaFollette, John F. Baggerly, Albuquerque, for appellees.


COMPTON, Chief Justice.

Appellant, defendant below, appeals from a judgment awarding damages for slander. The complaint charges that appellant publicly, falsely and maliciously accused Charley O. White and Sally White of the commission of a criminal offense. The answer denies all material matters. As an affirmative defense, appellant alleges that he was an employee of the New Mexico State Racing Commission and that any statement made by him was incident to his investigation...

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