Hartman Co. v. Hyman

Opinion by

Gawthrop, J.,

This is an action for slander. The facts as disclosed by the record are briefly as follows: Defendants and other wholesale produce dealers are members of the Philadelphia Produce, Credit and Collection Bureau. The by-laws of the bureau provide that all bills for goods sold to any purchaser shall be due and payable on the Saturday after the sale shall have been made and that if a bill is not paid by the purchaser on or, before noon of the succeeding Wednesday, the creditor, who is a member of the bureau, shall report that fact to the bureau. A member who fails to make…