Legal Opinion
Hansen v. Stoll
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided September 24, 1981No. 1 CA-CIV 4807PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EUBANK, Judge.
Following a jury trial, the appellant herein, Charles Stoll, was found to have maliciously defamed all of the appellees. The seven appellees-plaintiffs, all of whom were at some time connected with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), recovered general and punitive damages against Stoll. 1 All seven claimed damage to their professional reputations as law enforcement personnel resulting from Stoll’s defamation.
The events leading up to this appeal began on November 27,1974, when the Phoenix office of the DEA responded to a tip that a quantity of marijuana was…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Tovrea Land and Cattle Company v. LinsenmeyerArizona Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by28 opinions
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