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WELLS v. SHOP RITE FOODS, INC.

No. 72-3011 Summary Calendar.

474 F.2d 838 (1973)

Alton R. WELLS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SHOP RITE FOODS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 1, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Chambers, Arlington, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Lawton G. Gambill, Fort Worth, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GODBOLD and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This defamation suit was brought by an ex-employee against his former employer, a Texas corporation. A jury returned answers to special interrogatories upon which the District Court entered judgment for defendant. We affirm.

In September of 1970, defendant Shop Rite Foods, Inc., a retail grocery chain in Texas, began an investigation into suspected thievery at its Grand Prairie, Texas, warehouse. Plaintiff Wells, a management-level supervisory...

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