McGee v. Gast

Smith, Presiding Judge.

Believing that he had been the target of certain disparaging comments, Shawn McGee brought a claim for defamation against Richard K. Gast and his son, Andrew J. Gast. Finding the claims brought against Richard Gast were either time-barred or precluded by McGee’s failure to plead special damages, the trial court granted Gast’s motion for summary judgment. For the same reasons, we affirm.

In 1995, McGee began serving as an assistant scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 1111. According to his complaint, McGee claimed that in December 1997, both Richard and Andrew Gast had made…