Legal Opinion
Jackson v. City of Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided March 13, 2008No. 2006-2096PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPfeifer, J.
{¶ 1} James Jackson, Chief of the Columbus Division of Police, appeals from a decision of the Franklin County Court of Appeals that affirmed summary judgment in favor of the city of Columbus and its former public safety director, Thomas W. Rice. Jackson claims that Rice had included a defamatory allegation about him in a report of an official investigation, conducted by Rice at the direction of the mayor of Columbus, regarding allegations of police corruption and malfeasance. Jackson contends that he has demonstrated actual malice because Rice either had a “high degree of awareness of [the…
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