MORTENSEN v. LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION

No. 8551.

6 Utah 2d 408 (1957)

315 P.2d 283

RICHARD H. MORTENSEN AND ALFRED TREDWAY, PLAINTIFFS AND RESPONDENTS, v. LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA, A UTAH CORPORATION, CLEO H. BULLARD, AND RICHARD DON CAFFERTY AND CHARLES P. CONNALLY, DEFENDANTS AND APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 28, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reese C. Anderson, Peter M. Lowe, Salt Lake City, for appellants.

Clyde & Mecham, J.L. Barker, Jr., Salt Lake City, for respondents.


McDONOUGH, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment for plaintiffs in an action for defamation.

The plaintiffs, Richard H. Mortensen and Alfred Tredway, hereafter referred to as Mortensen and Tredway, had been in the employ of the defendant, Life Insurance Corporation of America, referred to hereafter as Licoa, during the latter part of 1954, and had been licensed by the Insurance Department of the State of Utah to sell insurance for Licoa. During...

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