Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Albert A. Varone
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for libel. The defendant is a Massachusetts insurance company which formerly employed the plaintiff as an agent or solicitor in Rhode Island, where this cause arose. The alleged libel was a letter written by the defendant to the Insurance Commissioner of Rhode Island, stating that the plaintiff had been “discharged for misappropriation of Company funds and shortages in his accounts.” The defendant pleaded truth and privilege. The court declined to direct a verdict for the defendant, the jury found for the plaintiff, and the defendant appealed.
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