Connelly v. McKay

This is an action for slander. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff maintains a service station and rooming house primarily patronized by truck drivers who are under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission, and charges the defendant with having falsely and maliciously stated “ that John J. Connelly was informing the proper Interstate Commerce Commission officials of the names of various truckers and truck drivers who were violating the Interstate Commerce Commission rules and regulations in regard to the number of hours that they worked continuously without rest.”

Concededly,…