Greathouse v. Credit Bureau, Inc.

MERRILL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of defendant in a slander suit. The verdict was the result of the giving of the affirmative charge with hypothesis in favor of the defendant on the ground that there was no proof of the slanderous matter alleged.

The appellant, plaintiff below, is James Hudson Greathouse, a coal miner and part time farmer. He went to Commercial Credit Corporation of Birmingham to borrow some money. He made application for a loan and the lender asked for a credit report from the defendant (appellee) before approving the loan. The plaintiff sued both…