WEAVER v. BENEFICIAL FINANCE COMPANY


106 S.E.2d 620 (1959)

200 Va. 572

Wesley James WEAVER v. BENEFICIAL FINANCE COMPANY, Incorporated, et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

January 26, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip White, Norfolk (William N. Eason, Norfolk, on the brief), for plaintiff in error.

Richard B. Spindle, III, Norfolk (Willcox, Cooke, Savage & Lawrence, Norfolk, on the brief), for defendants in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, MILLER, WHITTLE, SNEAD and I'ANSON, JJ.


SNEAD, Justice.

This appeal is a sequel to Weaver v. Beneficial Finance Co., Inc., 199 Va. 196, 98 S.E.2d 687. Wesley James Weaver instituted action against Beneficial Finance Company, Incorporated and R. S. Costigan, its manager, for damages due to a republication of an alleged false, insulting and libelous letter written by Costigan to Weaver's employer. There the question was whether the action...

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