Legal Opinion
Kefgen v. Davidson
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided September 19, 2000No. Docket 209770PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtZahra, P.J.
Plaintiff appeals as of right from the trial court’s order granting defendants’ motions for summary disposition pursuant to MGR 2.116(C)(8) and dismissing plaintiff’s defamation claims. We affirm.
FACTS
This case is based on alleged defamatory communications defendants made in 1995, during plaintiff’s service as superintendent of the Bentley School District in Genesee County. Defendants are residents of Genesee County and parents of students enrolled in schools within the Bentley School District.
After the sale of a building that housed the Bentley School District’s administrative offices, the…
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