Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. Long
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Caldwell County; Frank S. Roberts, Judge. Action by Ila Long, by next friend, against the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
This is a suit by Ha Long, suing by her next friend, J. M. Long, against C. M. Dold and the Southwestern Telegraph Telephone Company, to recover damages by reason of alleged slander, uttered by said Dold. Appellee, a young lady, aged 19 years, was employed by the appellant as a telephone operator in its office at Lockhart, Tex. C. M. Dold was the manager of appellant at said office, with authority to discharge employes, and to prevent improper persons from loitering in the office building of said telegraph company. H. B. Wheatley was appellant's district manager. His district included the…
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