Correia v. Santos

This is an appeal from a judgment of dismissal after failure to amend upon entry of an order sustaining the defendants’ demurrers to the plaintiff’s fourth amended complaint in an action for slander.

The primary issue on appeal is whether certain allegedly slanderous words are actionable por se.

On June 1, 1958, the plaintiff Correia, who is the appellant herein, and the defendant Santos, who is one of the respond ents herein, were rival broadcasters over competing radio stations. At this time the plaintiff also was president of a nonprofit corporation known as the “T.D.E.S. Association of…