Werstein v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.

The writing complained of cannot possibly be construed as charging plaintiff with having obtained the money referred to wrongfully or dishonestly. Defendant’s letter merely states that according to its investigation the plaintiff received the funds which it telegraphed from New York. It does not state or even intimate that there was anything improper about this, and, indeed, the other allegations of the complaint establish that the money was intended for the plaintiff’s use. It may be that prior to the sending of the letter plaintiff had informed his employer that he had not received the…