Anderton v. Gentry

Wayne Anderton appeals from a judgment based on a directed verdict in favor of Wayne Gentry and The Citizens Bank of Moulton in a defamation action.

The issues in this case are whether the alleged defamatory statements would be slander per se or slander per quod and whether these statements gave rise to a claim based on the tort of outrage.

Anderton alleges that Gentry, president of Citizens Bank, made slanderous statements to two people concerning bank loans made by Anderton in his capacity as a vice-president and branch manager of Citizens Bank. On July 27, 1987, around 9:12 p.m., Gentry…