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FARNUM v. COLBERT

No. 6241.

293 A.2d 279 (1972)

Elizabeth S. FARNUM, Appellant, v. Ruth M. COLBERT, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 17, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bardyl R. Tirana, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Van A. Stilley, Washington, D. C., with whom Byron N. Scott, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before KELLY, FICKLING and NEBEKER, Associate Judges.

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

Appellant Farnum brings this appeal from an adverse judgment in a civil action for slander, tried nonjury, wherein appellee Colbert was awarded $1 nominal damages and $3,000 punitive damages. The action was based upon a false statement by Mrs. Farnum that Mrs. Colbert had stolen certain property belonging to her employer. The four basic contentions are (1) that the accusatory words did not impute the commission of a crime which would give...

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