Question

Abe was the head coach of the fifth-grade girls’ basketball team at Elementary School. Bob, the assistant coach, blamed Abe for the team’s poor performance. Seeking to have Abe fired, Bob accused Abe after a game of stealing money from the team fund. Bob made the accusation while standing in a crowd of students and parents. Bob knew the accusation to be untrue. Abe then went up to Bob and told him, “You’d better watch your back,” which subsequently caused Bob to have nightmares. Abe was thereafter fired from his position as head coach, based on Bob’s accusation that Abe had stolen money from the team, and he was unable to obtain a job in his chosen profession.
1. What would happen if Abe sued Bob for slander? Discuss.

Answer 1