Legal Opinion
Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Watson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1932No. 3231, 3232PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
These are appeals in two actions to recover damages for slander instituted in the circuit court of Mercer county, W. Va., and removed by the defendant into the court below. The plaintiffs were former employees of Montgomery Ward & Co., and that corporation was defendant. The slander alleged was a charge of stealing made by the local manager of the defendant against the plaintiffs. The declaration in each of the cases alleged also a cause of action under the “Insulting Words” statute of West Virginia, chapter 55, art. 7, § 2 of the West Virginia Code 1931. The cases were…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- White v. NichollsSupreme Court of the United States · 1845
- W. T. Grant Co. v. OwensCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1928
- McKenzie v. William J. Burns International Detective Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- National Disabled Soldiers' League, Inc. v. HaanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1925
- Massee v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1913
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Montgomery v. DennisonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Jesse B. Manbeck v. Gerald S. OstrowskiCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Kroger Grocery & Baking Co. v. YountCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
- Ponder v. CobbSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
- Foretich v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
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