Poissenot v. Reuther

Citations

• 51 La. Ann. 965
• 25 So. 937
• 1899 La. LEXIS 506

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>An employer who, suddenly, upon the spur of tRe moment, and In .a spirit o£ anger, denounces an employee as a thief, and attributes to him other vile epithets, In a public place, and in the presence of many persons, is liable In damages for slander — notwithstanding the employer had been justly annoyed by a quarrel that had arisen between the employee and his manager.</p> <p>Their quarrel constituted no just ground for the employer’s slanderous utter»' anees.</p>