Pattison v. Gulf Bag Co.

Citations

• 116 La. 963
• 41 So. 224
• 1906 La. LEXIS 605

Syllabus

<p>1. Corporations—Liability fob Libel—Acts of Manager.</p> <p>A corporation is responsible in damages for a libel, the publication of which was sanctioned by its manager, in a matter which concerned the business of the company.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—Por cases in point, see vol. 12, Cent. Dig. Corporations, §§ 1903, 1904.]</p> <p>2. Same—Who May Sue.</p> <p>.A father individually cannot recover damages for a libel against his daughter, a minor aged 19 years.</p> <p>3. Appeal—Parties Entitled to Appeal.</p> <p>Where the daughter married pending the suit, and her husband was made a party, the father thereupon ceased to represent the daughter, and is without capacity to plead for her on appeal.</p> <p>4. Libel—What Constitutes.</p> <p>Published words to the effect that1 a factory girl was discharged, not for the violation of the rules, but for a reason that the manager preferred not to disclose, but, which was such that she could not be retained in the factory, constitute an actionable libel under the laws of Louisiana.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—Por cases in point, see vol. 37, Cent. Dig. Libel and Slander, § 1.]</p> <p>5. Evidence — Parol Evidence — Corporations.</p> <p>Parol evidence is not admissible to show that a corporation has gone into liquidation, or that a foreign corporation has been licensed to do business in the state, or that one corporation has been merged into another.</p> <p>6.Corporations—Estoppel of Stockholders —Corporate Existence.</p> <p>Where the stockholders of a corporation permit its name to be used in the conduct of th,e same business, in the same place, and under the same manager, they are estopped to deny its continued existence as to the public and employes not aware of any change in corporate ownership or control.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>