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KROGER COMPANY v. YOUNG

172 S.E.2d 720 (1970)

210 Va. 564

The KROGER COMPANY et al. v. Jean YOUNG.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

March 9, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Johnson, Roanoke (Leonard G. Muse, Woods, Rogers, Muse, Walker & Thornton, Roanoke, on brief), for plaintiffs in error.

John M. Goldsmith, Max Jenkins, Radford (C. Tabor Cronk, Goldsmith & Jenkins, Radford, on brief), for defendant in error.

Before SNEAD, C. J., and I'ANSON, CARRICO, GORDON, HARRISON, COCHRAN, and HARMAN, JJ.

CARRICO, Justice.

This appeal involves an action for slander and use of insulting words brought by Jean Young, the plaintiff, against The Kroger Company and Avery Pendleton, the defendants. A jury trial resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $25,000. The verdict was approved by the trial court, and we granted the defendants a writ of error.

The evidence shows that Kroger operated a supermarket at Christiansburg, Virginia, and that the...

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