Fowles v. . Bowen
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city of New Yorh, in an action for slander. The defendant was one of the firm of .Bowen & McNamee, of New York. The plaintiff had been a clerk in their employ. On his leaving them, the firm gave him a letter of recommendation, saying that he had attended to his duties in a satisfactory manner.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city of New Yorh, in an action for slander. The defendant was one of the firm of .Bowen & McNamee, of New York. The plaintiff had been a clerk in their employ. On his leaving them, the firm gave him a letter of recommendation, saying that he had attended to his duties in a satisfactory manner. A few days after, a letter was written to a Mr. Shiletto, of Cincinnati, telling him that since Fowler left them they had heard of his taking several trunks with him, larger than required for his clothing, and requesting him to have some officer to…
1Opinion of the CourtIngraham, J.
Upon the trial of this cause, the plaintiff, to show special damage, was permitted to give in evidence the conténts of a letter written by Cole to his partner, advising him to discharge the plaintiff from their employ, and stating the substance of his conversation with the defendant; that, in consequence of the receipt of that letter, Cole’s partner stated its contents to the plaintiff, and went with him to his rooms and examined his trunks, but that he did not discharge him in consequence of that letter. To this evidence the defendant objected. I do not see any good cause for the objection…
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