Dagel v. Lemcke

Mikell, Judge.

Mark R. Dagel filed a complaint for slander, defamation, and trespass against Emily Lemcke arising out of events that occurred during Lemcke’s successful 1998 campaign for Chair of the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners. The trial court granted summary judgment to Lemcke on all three counts. Dagel appeals the grant of summary judgment on the first two counts. We affirm.

The record reveals that on the night of August 10,1998, a Cherokee County deputy sheriff was dispatched to investigate a suspicious vehicle occupied by three men. When the deputy checked inside the car, he…