context: The Motion for Judgment makes it clear that the allegations of slander, for which the Plaintiff wishes to hold the Defendant liable, are, in all instances, based upon statements made by agents of the Defendant. For the corporate defendant in the instant case to be liable, those statements must have been made by the agents within the scope of their agency.
citation_a.signal: cf.
citation_a.identifier: 150 Va. 101, 107
citation_a.parenthetical: "[A] corporation, as any other master, is liable in damages under the statute for insulting words uttered by its agent while engaged in the ordinary course of his employment... ."
citation_a.sentence: See Thalhimer Bros. v. Shaw, 156 Va. 863, 875-76, 159 S.E. 87, 92 (1931) (court noted, in libel case, that master liable for negligent acts of servants while acting within the scope of their employment); cf. Jordan v. Melville Shoe Corp., 150 Va. 101, 107, 142 S.E. 387, 388 (1928) (“[A] corporation, as any other master, is liable in damages under the statute for insulting words uttered by its agent while engaged in the ordinary course of his employment... .”).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 156 Va. 863, 875-76
citation_b.parenthetical: court noted, in libel case, that master liable for negligent acts of servants while acting within the scope of their employment
citation_b.sentence: See Thalhimer Bros. v. Shaw, 156 Va. 863, 875-76, 159 S.E. 87, 92 (1931) (court noted, in libel case, that master liable for negligent acts of servants while acting within the scope of their employment); cf. Jordan v. Melville Shoe Corp., 150 Va. 101, 107, 142 S.E. 387, 388 (1928) (“[A] corporation, as any other master, is liable in damages under the statute for insulting words uttered by its agent while engaged in the ordinary course of his employment... .”).