An imputation that a real estate agency employs an agent found guilty of dishonesty is reasonably arguable as defamatory of the agency, even without attributing blame to the agency itself, because it tends to diminish confidence in the agency and cause people to shun and avoid it. The position and circumstances of the plaintiff (here, a small business in a country town) are relevant to whether the imputation is capable of being defamatory.
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