MATTHEWS v. UNITED STATES RUBBER COMPANY

No. 9233.

332 F.2d 597 (1964)

W. R. MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES RUBBER COMPANY and John J. Egan, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 1, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. McK. Winter, Jr., Columbia, S. C. (Winter & Winter, Columbia, S. C., on brief), for appellant.

David W. Robinson, Columbia, S. C., (Thomas H. Pope, David W. Robinson, II, and Robinson, McFadden & Moore, Columbia, S. C., on brief), for appellees.

Before SOBELOFF, Chief Judge, and HAYNSWORTH and BOREMAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant, W. R. Matthews, brought an action for slander against John J. Egan, an accountant, and U. S. Rubber Company, Egan's employer. The complaint alleged that Egan, in making the statement complained of, acted in the course of his employment by U. S. Rubber Company.

The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment. The court not only had before it the pleadings and affidavits of the parties, but in addition heard testimony on the motion...

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