17. Shopkeeper, the owner of a small dress shop, fired Cash…
17. Shopkeeper, the owner of a small dress shop, fired Cashier, saying to other people in the store, “I just saw Cashier steal $100 by taking $200 in payment for a dress and ringing up the dress as if it were a $100 item.” Cashier sued Shopkeeper for slander. Evidence at trial shows that the dress in question cost $178, that Cashier rang up a $98 tab on the register, and that Cashier thus stole $80. Assuming that Shopkeeper is shown to have had the required mental state, may Cashier recover?
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