BERRY v. MOENCH

No. 8786.

8 Utah 2d 191 (1958)

331 P.2d 814

ROBERT J. BERRY, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLANT, v. LOUIS G. MOENCH, DEFENDANT AND RESPONDENT.

Supreme Court of Utah.

November 12, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sumner J. Hatch, Ray S. McCarty, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Skeen, Worsley, Snow & Christensen, Salt Lake City, for respondent.


CROCKETT, Justice.

Robert J. Berry appeals from an adverse jury verdict and judgment in a suit against Dr. Louis G. Moench for publishing in a letter allegedly false and derogatory information acquired in connection with treating Mr. Berry as a patient.

Significant portions of the letter are:

"Dear Dr. Hellewell: "Since I do not have his authorization, the patient you mentioned in your last letter will remain nameless, "He was...

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