Tandy v. Prudential Insurance of America

Order setting aside verdict of the jury and dismissing the complaint reversed on the law and the facts, with costs, motion denied and verdict reinstated, with costs. The defendant corporation is not immune from a claim for damages based upon slanderous statements alleged to have been uttered by a district superintendent while acting within the scope of his authority. (Kharas v. Collier, Inc., 171 App. Div. 388; O’Brien v. Bates Corporation, 211 id. 743.) The evidence justified a conclusion that Van Wagenen, the district superintendent, was acting within the impUed authority from defendant,…