Leevy v. North Carolina Mutual Life Ins.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice FishburnE.

This is an action for the recovery of damages for slander, brought by I. S. Reevy against North Carolina Mutual Rife Insurance Company and W. H. Harvey. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff against the defendants for actual damages in the sum of $2,000.00, and the cause is before us on appeal from this judgment.

At the time of the trial, and for several years prior thereto, the plaintiff owned and operated in the City of Columbia an undertaking establishment for Negroes. The defendant, W. H. Harvey, is the…