Key legal question
Whether the defendants owe damages under Art. 50 OR for alleged credit injury caused by transmitting unfavorable information to their agent.
Extracted holding
No compensable civil liability was established under Art. 50 OR.
Extracted reasoning
The alleged economic harm was not made credible, and the defendants merely gathered and communicated business information to their own agent for legitimate commercial caution. They did not disclose it to third parties; if the agent circulated it further, he acted beyond instructions and bears personal responsibility.