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HANDLEY v. MAY

588 S.W.2d 772 (1979)

Helen M. HANDLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Willie Kate MAY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section.

Permission to Appeal Denied October 22, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter L. Fuller, Jr., Oak Ridge, William A. Young of Cheek, Taylor & Groover, Knoxville, for plaintiff-appellant.

James T. Barry, Jr., St. Louis, Mo., Harry L. Lillard of Lillard & Seivers, Oak Ridge, for defendant-appellee.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court October 22, 1979.

OPINION

FRANKS, Judge.

This is an action for slander, presenting on appeal as a principal issue whether the plaintiff, as a matter of law, must plead in his complaint the precise words proved at trial.

The complaint alleges defendant had told one W.A. Jones, Sr., that plaintiff was "a member of organized crime and was acting in consort with other members of organized crime in...

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