BORDEN, INC. v. WALLACE

No. 6726.

570 S.W.2d 445 (1978)

BORDEN, INC., et al., Appellants, v. Robert A. WALLACE, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied September 6, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baker & Botts, Hugh Rice Kelly, Thomas R. Phillips, Houston, Clark, Thornton & Summers, Robert B. Thornton, San Antonio, for appellants.

Daniel R. Rutherford, San Antonio, W. Page Keeton, Austin, for appellee.


OPINION

PRESLAR, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for slander whereby Appellee recovered $500,000.00 in actual damages and $500,000.00 in exemplary damages by a jury verdict. We reverse and render.

Appellee was a wholesale route salesman for Appellant, Borden, Inc., making sales and deliveries to schools and retailers on a commission basis. On May 10, 1974, an employee of Wuest, a retail store customer of...

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