YODER v. SMITH

No. 50491.

112 N.W.2d 862 (1962)

Grover YODER, Appellant, v. Bertel G. SMITH and Mabel W. Smith, d/b/a Iowa Credit Syndicate and Mildred Stone, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 9, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guthrie & Blackburn, Webster City, for appellant.

Denis M. Kelly, Fort Dodge, for appellees.


OLIVER, Justice.

This is an action for damages for invasion of the right of privacy and for libel.

Division I of plaintiff's petition alleged defendants wrote two letters to plaintiff's employer which stated, "plaintiff was indebted on various accounts, and requested plaintiff's employer to withhold from plaintiff's wages."

"6. That said letters are an invasion of plaintiff's right to be private in his personal affairs. "7. That by reason...

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