SMITH v. JONES

No. 48736.

335 So.2d 896 (1976)

Mary Jean SMITH v. Ollie JONES and Janis White.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

July 27, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Q. Earl Webb, Meridian, for appellant.

Paul Abston, Meridian, for appellee.

Before INZER, SUGG and LEE, JJ.


SUGG, Justice, for the Court:

Plaintiff sued defendants for slander and a trial in the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County resulted in a jury verdict for the defendants.

The evidence established that each of the defendants, in separate phone calls on different dates, made defamatory statements to the plaintiff. The issue is whether there was a publication of the defamatory statements.

Publication is an essential element of tort liability for slander...

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