Patterson v. Renstrom

The plaintiff, H. W. Patterson, brought this action against the defendants, Carl W. Renstrom and Tip-Top Products, a corporation, for damages from certain allegedly slanderous, libelous, and defamatory letters published and mailed in November 1960. The defendants demurred on grounds that the claim was barred by the statute of limitations. The demurrers were sustained and the plaintiff has appealed.

Plaintiff operates a business, under the name of The Ti-Not Company which sells a women’s rubber hair fastener. The defendant, Carl W. Renstrom, is the president of the defendant Tip-Top Products, a…