Rivers v. Industrial Life Health Ins. Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Bonham.

This is an action in which the plaintiff asks damages for alleged slanderous remarks, alleged to have been made about him by agents of the insurance company. On trial a verdict was rendered for plaintiff. The record does not specifically disclose against which of the defendants it was found, but since the insurance company and Dobbs only are appellants, it would seem to be a safe conclusion that no verdict was rendered against Marshall.

The principal and controlling question presented for our determination is: Should the presiding…