Dixie Fire Insurance v. Betty
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Clay county. Hon. T. B. Carroll, Judge. Suit by R. L. Betty against the Dixie Fire Insurance Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Clay county. Hon. T. B. Carroll, Judge. Suit by R. L. Betty against the Dixie Fire Insurance Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court- The letter of November 30,-1909, tendering an apology both to Mr. McGee and Mr. Betty through Mr. McGee from Mr. Powers who had been informed from Betty’s office of the actual condition of affairs, was an absolute defense to this suit and the court declined an instruction on that idea. In 18 Am. & Eng. Ency. Law., p. 1075 (Libel & Slander), it is said:…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Appellee recovered in the court below damages alleged to have been sustained by him because of certain defamatory words alleged to have been spoken of him by a servant of appellant while in the discharge of his master’s business. Upon ascertaining that these words had been spoken of him, appellee wrote to appellant requesting an apology, and that an explanation be made *883to the person to whom the words had been spoken, which request was complied with by the ágent of appellant alleged to have spoken the words. This apology was mot made by reason of any promise, express or implied, that it would…
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