Herring v. Lawrence Warehouse Co.

On Petition for Rehearing

Fishburne, Justice.

The appellant was employed as warehouse manager by the respondent in the City of Columbia, and as such it was his special duty to have the custody and control of certain farm machinery and other property. He was discharged on or about September 30, 1947. Following his discharge, he served an amended complaint containing two causes of action : (1) That the respondent had libeled and slandered him by written communications and by oral charges as being *233“short” with reference to certain farm machinery which had been entrusted to his care; and (2) That…