Legal Opinion
Meyerson v. Hurlbut
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 18, 1938No. 6975PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Associate Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court in a suit for slander. Defendants demurred to the declaration and the demurrer was sustained. The sole question is - whether the declaration stated a cause of action.
The first count of the declaration alleges that the Ahlberg Bearing Company is an Illinois corporation doing business in the District of Columbia; that W. D. Hurlbut is the manager of its local office; that plaintiff is in the business of buying and selling parts for passenger and commercial vehicles; and that on February 20, 1936, defendant…
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