Borden, Inc. v. Wallace
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PRESLAR, Chief Justice.
This is a suit for slander whereby Appel-lee recovered $500,000.00 in actual damages and $500,000.00 in exemplary damages by a jury verdict. We reverse and render.
Appellee was a wholesale route salesman for Appellant, Borden, Inc., making sales and deliveries to schools and retailers on a commission basis. On May 10, 1974, an employee of Wuest, a retail store customer of Borden, reported to his superiors that he saw Appellee stealing dairy products. Wuest’s Vice President, Robert Wuest, transmitted this information to James Wolf, Borden’s sales manager, and…
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