Berry v. Moench

CROCKETT, Justice.

Robert J. Berry appeals from an adverse jury verdict and judgment in a suit against Dr. Louis G. Moench for publishing in a letter allegedly false and derogatory information acquired in connection with treating Mr. Berry as a patient.

Significant portions of the letter are:

“Dear Dr. Hellewell:

“Since I do not have his authorization, the patient you mentioned in your last letter will remain nameless,

“He was treated here in 1949 as an emergency. Our diagnosis was Manic depressive depression in a psychopathic personality * * *

“He had one brother as a manic, and his father…