Polk v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

Appellant Polk brought this suit to recover damages for certain alleged slanderous statements made by appellee Daniels, individually and in his capacity of superintendent of the White River division of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, in the presence of certain witnesses, whose names were set out in the complaint. The statements were: “Mr. Polk, are you prepared to reimburse the company for the time yon defrauded them out of? Unless they are reimbursed, you stand liable to criminal prosecution by the company.”

The railroad and Daniels answered and admitted that Daniels had used the language…