Louisiana Oil Corp. v. Renno

Appellee brought this action in the circuit court of Hinds county against appellants, Louisiana Oil Corporation and J. E. Bowman, to recover damages for an alleged slander uttered by Bowman, which appellee claims was done in the course of his employment as agent of the oil company. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in the sum of five thousand dollars against both appellants. From that judgment they prosecute this appeal.

These are the questions in the case: Whether or not appellant Bowman was an independent contractor, or the agent of the oil company acting within the scope of his…