Legal Opinion
Washington Annapolis Hotel Co. v. Riddle
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 1, 1948No. 9225PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Associate Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment for slander. The plaintiff below, Maude Virginia Riddle (appellee) charged in her complaint that the defendant, Washington Annapolis Hotel Company (appellant), by its agent, one Hills, in the presence of others, accused her of a crime and thereby damaged her reputation, caused her pain and mental anguish and impeded her efforts to obtain employment. The defendant denied the charge.
The plaintiff testified that on Saturday, December 25, 1943, she was in the employment of the defendant hotel company as a cashier and assistant auditor…
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