Taranto v. North Slope Borough

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Evelyn Donovan prepared and displayed a petition which stated that signatories had knowledge that Sheila Taranto had sold marijuana, cocaine and liquor. Taranto filed a defamation action in the superior court at Barrow against the North Slope Borough. The superior court granted the Borough’s motion for summary judgment. We reverse.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

A. Preliminary Facts

Appellant Sheila Taranto lives in Barrow where she owns a taxi cab business. Sometime during November 1991, Taranto became aware that a petition regarding her had been drafted and…