Trimble v. Morrish
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Chippewa; Steere; J. Case by Meda Trimble against Nicholas D. Morrish for slander. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. This is a slander suit. Plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment in the circuit court. The slander was spoken in a confidential conversation had by defendant with one Dr. Thomas N. Rogers. Dr. Rogers was a physician in practice in the city of Sault Ste. Marie. Plaintiff was his employé in charge of his office.
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Error to Chippewa; Steere; J. Case by Meda Trimble against Nicholas D. Morrish for slander. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. This is a slander suit. Plaintiff recovered a verdict and judgment in the circuit court. The slander was spoken in a confidential conversation had by defendant with one Dr. Thomas N. Rogers. Dr. Rogers was a physician in practice in the city of Sault Ste. Marie. Plaintiff was his employé in charge of his office. Defendant was a druggist in the city of Sault Ste. Marie. Between Dr. Rogers and defendant there existed this arrangement: The…
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
(after stating, the facts). The important question raised in this court is that above indicated, viz., Was defendant entitled to a directed verdict upon the ground that the communication was privileged ? In disposing of this question we shall assume, and the briefs of counsel assume, that the testimony of Dr. Rogers, as above stated, is true. In the law of slander there are two classes of privileged communications. There are communications which are absolutely privileged; and there are communications which have a qualified privilege. A communication absolutely privileged — as, for instance,…
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