Lanier v. Higgins

WILHOIT, Judge.

Shelby Lanier, Jr., a police officer of the City of Louisville, appeals from a summary judgment by the Jefferson Circuit Court dismissing his complaint for slander against Jon Higgins, Chief of Police, and the City of Louisville.

This action arose out of an interview of Chief Higgins which appeared on a Louisville television station. During the course of the interview he was asked questions about race relations within the police department. Chief Higgins responded that they were “deteriorating badly” because of Officer Shelby Lanier whom he stated was “perhaps the worst racist…