Costanzo v. Gaul

Appellant sets forth the following single proposition of law:

“A statement made by a city councilman when he was interviewed by a newspaper reporter is not qualifiedly privileged where the statement is not made in good faith, is not limited in its scope to a topic upon which said councilman has a right, duty or interest to speak, is not made upon a proper occasion, and is published in an improper manner and to improper parties.”

In resolving the questions presented, we must briefly review the applicable law. of slander and, more particularly, the applicable principles of the law of privilege…