BARTELS v. RETAIL CREDIT COMPANY

No. 37338.

175 N.W.2d 292 (1970)

185 Neb. 304

Ervin F. BARTELS, Appellee, v. RETAIL CREDIT COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

March 13, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gross, Welch, Vinardi, Kauffman, Schatz & Day, Omaha, for appellant.

Abrahams, Kaslow & Cassman, Schrempp, Rosenthal, McLane & Bruckner, Omaha, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., and CARTER, SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, SMITH, McCOWN and NEWTON, JJ.


SPENCER, Justice.

This is an action for libel as a result of reports made by the defendant to certain of its customers concerning the plaintiff. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $60,000, and defendant perfected an appeal to this court.

Plaintiff, who was 59 years of age, was born and raised on a farm near Millard, Nebraska, and had owned and operated a farm near Elkhorn, Nebraska, for the past 13 years. Plaintiff was married and had...

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