J. J. Newberry Co. v. Faulconer

Opinion op the Court by

Creal, Commissioner

Reversing.

In separate actions for alleged slander which were heard together in the court below, the plaintiffs Mollie Steele Faulconer, Augusta Hall, Mildred Crummett, and Hazel Perkey each recovered judgment against the J. J. Newberry Company, a corporation, and D. L. Beeler for the sum of $5,000. Defendants have an-pealed. The appeals, having been heard together, will be disposed of in one opinion.

As shown by pleading and proof, the company owns and operates a store in the city of Hazard as a unit in its extensive system of chain stores. At the time…