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THOMAS v. HOWARD

No. 2690.

168 A.2d 908 (1961)

James S. THOMAS, Appellant, v. Gertrude HOWARD, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided April 5, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlisle E. Pratt, Washington, D. C., with whom Verginald L. Dolphin, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

John A. Shorter, Jr., Washington, D. C., with whom Perry W. Howard, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges, and CAYTON (Chief Judge, Retired) sitting by designation under Code § 11-776(b).

CAYTON, Judge.

In this slander suit plaintiff obtained a judgment against her former employer, who, she claimed, had wrongfully charged her with theft. On this appeal we are presented with an interesting question of qualified privilege.

Defendant operated an employment agency and plaintiff was one of his three employment counselors. She interviewed job applicants and when the agency was successful in placing them...

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