context: Slander, which is defamation by spoken words, also may be actionable per se under certain circumstances. For instance, spoken words that injure a plaintiff in his or her profession or trade may constitute slander per se.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 286 Or 99, 124
citation_a.parenthetical: where defendant accuses plaintiff of misconduct or dishonesty in performance of plaintiffs profession or employment, matter is "actionable without proof of specific harm"
citation_a.sentence: See, e.g., Wheeler v. Green, 286 Or 99,124, 593 P2d 777 (1979) (where defendant accuses plaintiff of misconduct or dishonesty in performance of plaintiffs profession or employment, matter is “actionable without proof of specific harm”); see also Barnett v. Phelps, 97 Or 242, 244-45, 191 P 502 (1920) (discussing classes of spoken words that are actionable per se).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: discussing classes of spoken words that are actionable per se
citation_b.sentence: See, e.g., Wheeler v. Green, 286 Or 99,124, 593 P2d 777 (1979) (where defendant accuses plaintiff of misconduct or dishonesty in performance of plaintiffs profession or employment, matter is “actionable without proof of specific harm”); see also Barnett v. Phelps, 97 Or 242, 244-45, 191 P 502 (1920) (discussing classes of spoken words that are actionable per se).