Dealers National Insurance Company v. Rose

WILSON, Justice.

Defendants’ plea of privilege in a slander action against it was overruled. We affirm.

Plaintiff alleged the defendant agent of defendant insurance company made a false statement to plaintiff’s employer that a peace officer had found plaintiff in an intoxicated state, and that unless plaintiff was discharged the insurance company would cancel the employer’s insurance. The statement resulted in the discharge of plaintiff, a butane truck driver, it was pleaded.

Defendants’ position is that the communication was shown to be conditionally privileged because the insurer and…