Bell v. Clinton Oil Mill

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Cothran.

Action for $50,000 damages on account of an alleged slander uttered by one' Matthew, an agent of the defendant corporation to one Geiger, another em ployee of and concerning the plaintiff, who had been an employee also. The slanderous words set forth in the complaint were:

“You had better fell Bell that the amount due by him is going to be reported to the bonding company and that he had better pay it up at once.”

Matthew, who is also a defendant in the case, was produced as a witness for the plaintiff, and he testified that the…