Pirmantgen v. Feminelli

OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

Rev. John J. Feminelli, a recently ordained Roman Catholic priest, brought the present action against Larry and Donna Pirmantgen, Robert and Joseph Nilles, Ed Dorotik, and Oscar and Rose Caballera for libel and slander, and injunctive relief. Before trial on the merits, the court granted a temporary injunction in favor of Feminelli, from which the Pirmantgens and the Ca-balleras bring the present appeal. We dissolve the injunction.

This action arises from the publication and dissemination by the above defendants of a letter written by Mrs. Kelly, a member of appellee’s…