Zayre of Virginia, Inc. v. Gowdy

Plaintiffs, Catherine Gowdy and Linda Hampton, both infants, instituted these actions by their fathers and next friends against the defendant, Zayre of Virginia, Inc., trading as Zayre, to recover damages for insulting words uttered by defendant’s agent while acting in the course of his employment and for false imprisonment. The two cases were consolidated for trial before a jury and resulted in a verdict for each plaintiff against the defendant in the amount of $750. Judgments were entered on the verdicts and the defendant is here on a writ of error.

Defendant contends that the court erred in…