Shuping v. Barber

PARKER, Judge.

On the sole issue raised in this appeal, plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in entering summary judgment for defendants for the reason that the statements allegedly made by the individual defendants were actionable per se and defendants’ affirmative defenses of privileged communication and governmental immunity are not a bar to plaintiffs claim.

Summary judgment is appropriate when there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and any party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. G.S. 1A-1, Rule 56(c). The evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to…