DENT v. SMITH

81-163.

414 So.2d 77 (1982)

Theodis DENT v. Lindsey S. SMITH and Chevron U.S.A., Inc.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

May 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Shay Samples of Hogan, Smith & Alspaugh, Birmingham, for appellant.

Warren B. Lightfoot of Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, Birmingham, for appellees.


SHORES, Justice.

Plaintiff appeals from summary judgment for defendants in a defamation action.

At the time of the alleged defamation, the plaintiff, Theodis Dent (Dent), was employed by Miller Transporters, Inc. (Miller), as a truck driver. Miller had a key stop agreement with Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (Chevron) for loading fuel out of the storage tanks at Chevron's Powderly terminal in Jefferson County, Alabama. Defendant Lindsey Smith (Smith) was the terminal...

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