Adams v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

GILLETTE, J.,

Pro Tempore.

This was an action for slander. Plaintiffs, husband and wife, operate an automobile repair business. They alleged that defendant’s agent, a claims estimator, told a claimant that defendant company had experienced a number of problems with plaintiffs’ shop, that plaintiffs’ work "was not all that good,” and that plaintiffs’ prices were high. Defendant filed a general denial, and, thereafter, a motion for summary judgment pursuant to ORS 18.105(3) and (4). 1 Both sides filed affidavits. The trial court entered judgment for defendant. Plaintiffs appeal, assigning as…