Caruth v. Dallas Gas Co.

Appellant, Mrs. Bennye Ca-ruth, filed this suit in the district court of Dallas county against appellee, Dallas Gas Company, for damages claimed to have been suffered by reason of alleged slanderous state ments and charges inade by its secretary, R. G. Soper. At the conclusion of appellant’s testimony, the trial court granted appellee’s motion- for peremptory instructions in its favor, and, on an instructed verdict, judgment in favor af appellee was entered.

Appellant duly excepted to this action of the court, and has presented her contentions to this court by appropriate assignments of error…