Houston v. Oppenheim

‘This is a suit for defamatory statements made to, and of, the appellant by a servant o'f the appellees.

The declaration alleges, in substance, that: The appel-' lees are copartners engaged in the mercantile business, conducting a mercantile establishment known as the “Miracle Store,” of which H. M. Loeb was employed by them as general manager, having authority, among other things to employ and discharge salesmen. The appellant, a woman, was one of the saleswomen in the Miracle Store, and on one occasion Loeb, “who was then and there acting within the scope of his authority and employment as…