Yoder v. Smith

112 N.W.2d 862 (1962)

Grover YODER, Appellant,

v.

Bertel G. SMITH and Mabel W. Smith, d/b/a Iowa Credit Syndicate and Mildred Stone, Appellees.

No. 50491.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 9, 1962.

Guthrie & Blackburn, Webster City, for appellant.

Denis M. Kelly, Fort Dodge, for appellees.

OLIVER, Justice.

This is an action for damages for invasion of the right of privacy and for libel.

Division I of plaintiff's petition alleged defendants wrote two letters to plaintiff's employer which stated, "plaintiff was indebted on various accounts, and requested plaintiff's employer to withhold from plaintiff's…