Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Harris

HICKMAN, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted by defendant is» error, G. C. Harris, against plaintiffs in error the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company and E. L. Grubbs to recover dámages for ■ slander. Harris was manager of the grocery department of a store owned by the tea company, and M. T. Cornelius was manager of the meat department operated in connection therewith. Plaintiff in error Grubbs was assistant superintendent and supervisor for the tea company of ten stores in West Texas, including the Hickory street store in Abilene, in which Harris and Cornelius were employed. The…