Legal Opinion
Farnum v. Colbert
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 17, 1972No. 6241PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
Appellant Farnum brings this appeal from an adverse judgment in a civil action for slander, tried non jury, wherein ap-pellee Colbert was awarded $1 nominal damages and $3,000 punitive damages. The action was based upon a false statement by Mrs. Farnum that Mrs. Colbert had stolen certain property belonging to her employer. The four basic contentions are (1) that the accusatory words did not impute the commission of a crime which would give rise to a "slander per se” cause of action; (2) that no cause of action existed where the accusatory statements were not believed…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hawthorne v. Eckerson Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1935
- Washington Annapolis Hotel Co. v. RiddleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Hillow ex rel. American Automobile Ins. Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- Hiltpold v. SternDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951
- Bratt v. Western Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Smith v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Crain v. AllisonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Pyne v. Jamaica Nutrition Holdings Ltd.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Gale v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Smith v. ClintonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
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