Reeves v. Western Co. of North America

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• statement does not unambiguously impute criminal conduct to plaintiff unless an ordinary person would reasonably assume that the plaintiff was charged with a violation of criminal law
• statement that unambiguously and falsely imputes criminal conduct to plaintiff is slanderous per se
• statement does not unambiguously impute criminal conduct to plaintiff unless an ordinary person would reasonably assume that the plaintiff was charged with a violation of criminal law
• statement that unambiguously and falsely imputes criminal conduct to plaintiff is slanderous per se

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