Legal Opinion
Batson v. Shiflett
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 5, 1991No. 766, September Term, 1990PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALPERT, Judge.
Stemming from the publication of several leaflets distributed to local members of a national union, A. Spencer Shiflett, Jr. (“Shiflett”), appellee/plaintiff, sued the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America (“National Union”) and Arthur E. Batson, Jr. (“Batson”), the National Union’s president, appellants/defendants, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County for damages based on allegations of defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and conspiracy. The National Union and Batson are appealing the favorable determination for Shiflett.
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