White v. Southern Oil Stores, Inc.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Associate Justice Baker.

This is a tort action for slander, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the respondent in the sum of $750.00 actual, and $250.00 punitive damages.

The respondent was employed by appellant, the owner of a number of gasoline and oil service stations in the South as the manager of its station at Greenville, S. C. Eolio wing a checking and auditing of this filling station on or about April 20, 1939, by H. G. Lonas, a representative and agent of appellant, and a part of whose duties was to check and audit the various stations…