Mansfield v. Holcomb

This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted on the defendants’ motion in an action for libel. The action arose from various charges made in a petition to recall plaintiff as mayor of the Town of North Bonneville. A formal charge was made and filed with the town clerk. Sufficient signatures were obtained on the recall petitions and a recall election was held, but, as a result of the election, plaintiff was not recalled and he served out the remainder of his term.

There is but one issue for our review. Is there error in the trial court’s determination that there was nothing in the…