Legal Opinion
Van Eaton v. Fink
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided July 24, 1998No. 53A05-9708-CV-335PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NAJAM, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Mark Van Eaton (“Van Eaton”) filed a Complaint for Damages for Defamation against Donna Fink (“Fink”). Fink filed her Answer and asserted the affirmative defense of privilege. Fink later filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings. Because Van Eaton attached additional materials outside the pleadings to his Response to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss, the motion was converted to a motion for summary judgment pursuant to Trial Rule 12(C). On March 10, 1997, the trial court denied Fink’s motion.
Fink subsequently filed a motion to reconsider denial of…
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