Legal Opinion
Ingram Tedder v. Merchants & Manufacturers Insurance Company of New York
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1958No. 7470_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, District Judge.
This is an action by the plaintiff, Ingram Tedder, against the defendant, Merchants and Manufacturers Insurance Company of New York, a corporation, to recover damages for certain slanderous remarks alleged to have been made concerning the plaintiff by Edward Ervin, an insurance adjuster, while acting for and within the scope of his employment in the adjustment of a fire loss for the defendant company.
The defendant relied upon the following: (1) It denied that the alleged defamatory statements were made; (2) If made, it denied they were made within the scope of Ervin’s…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Burcham v. J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
- Courtney v. American Ry. Express Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1922
- Bosdell v. Dixie Stores Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1933
- Johnson v. LIFE INS. CO. OF GEORGIASupreme Court of South Carolina · 1955
- Sivert v. Pennsylvania R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Defender Industries, Incorporated, and Kathyrn G. Inabinet v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Defender Industries, Incorporated, and Kathryn G. Inabinet v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- Azalea Drive-In Theatre, Incorporated v. SargoyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1975
- Dewitt T. Warner v. Billups Eastern Petroleum Company and Hess Oil & Chemical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Craig Funeral Home, Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Kay v. CollinsRichmond County Circuit Court · 1996
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