Ash v. Livingston State Bank & Trust Co.

LANDRY, Judge.

Plaintiff Francis N. Ash initiated this litigation to recover from defendant Livingston State Bank & Trust Co. and its insurer, United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company, an alleged cash deposit of $4,500 and damages in the sum of $7,500 for humiliation and embarrassment resulting from the reputed public slander and defamation of plaintiff by employees of defendant bank. From an adverse judgment rejecting his demands in toto, plaintiff has taken this appeal.

The petition filed herein sets forth that on November 4, 1957, plaintiff deposited in defendant bank the sum of $10,670…