Kremer v. Kopmeyer

MILLIKEN, Judge.

The central issue presented on this appeal is whether the case should have been submitted to a jury.

The trial court granted judgment to the defendants in this libel action on their motion to dismiss on the ground that the complaint did not state a cause of action. Affidavits were filed by both sides to sustain their respective viewpoints, and the trial court entered judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that the allegedly libelous publication was privileged as a fair report of the judicial proceedings set out in the exhibits and was not made for the purpose of…