Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dolph

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

The appellant, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., appeals a jury verdict and judgement for slander in favor of the appellee, Carolyn Dolph, in the amount of $25,000. The sole issue raised on appeal is whether there was lack of sufficient proof of publication of the slander. We hold that there was substantial evidence of publication to support the judgment, and we affirm it.

The events leading to the complaint occurred on June 16, 1989, at the Wal-Mart store in Dumas at about three o’clock on a Friday afternoon. Dolph had just gone through the check-out line and was attempting to…