Hawley v. Professional Credit Bureau, Inc.

345 Mich. 500 (1956)

76 N.W.2d 835

HAWLEY

v.

PROFESSIONAL CREDIT BUREAU, INC.

Docket No. 26, Calendar No. 46,648.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided May 14, 1956.

Alexis J. Rogoski and Robert Bunker Rogoski, for plaintiff.

Stribley & Rude (Arthur M. Rude, of counsel), for defendants.

REID, J.

Plaintiff brought this suit because of the writing of a certain letter attributable to both defendants, written to the director of a junior college, the employer of plaintiff. As claimed by plaintiff, the letter imputes dishonesty to plaintiff, is libelous per se, and was presumably prompted by malice. The…