Anderson v. City of Troy

¶1 William Allen Anderson sought legal redress from the City of Troy and its Chief of Police for slander. On summary judgment, the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, Lincoln County, held that the term “gang banger” does not impart a clear defamatory meaning. We affirm.

¶2 The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in granting summary judgment as a matter of law to the City of Troy and its Chief of Police.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶3 Anderson filed a Complaint on August 23,2000, alleging that Troy police chief Mitch Walters made false and defamatory statements…