CUNNINGHAM v. SKAGGS COMPANIES, INC.

No. 83-1525.

729 F.2d 1156 (1984)

Michael CUNNINGHAM, Appellee, v. SKAGGS COMPANIES, INC., d/b/a Skaggs Alpha Beta and Mark Gossett, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 13, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Greer, III, Cary G. Rochelle, Hubbard, Patton, Peek, Haltom & Roberts, Texarkana, Tex., for appellants.

James S. Hudson, Jr., Texarkana, Ark., for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, JOHN R. GIBSON and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict awarding $10,000 in damages to the appellee for slander. Appellants raise several issues, including alleged deficiencies in the trial court's treatment of a claimed qualified privilege and lack of evidence to support the damage award. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

In January 1983, appellee Michael Cunningham was employed as a soft drink merchandiser for Buchanan Enterprises, Inc. The incident...

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