Watwood v. Credit Bureau, Inc.

In our previous opinion in this case1 we held that appellant’s complaint for libel did not state a cause of action, and we therefore affirmed the trial court’s dismissal of such complaint. One of the errors assigned was the trial court’s failure to grant her leave to amend. That issue was not decided by this court; we merely pointed out that no request for leave to amend had been made in the trial court.

Appellant filed a motion for reconsideration, and we allowed oral argument thereon with particular reference to whether the trial court should have granted leave to amend the complaint and…