Franklin v. Blank
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LOPEZ, Judge.
The defendant a medical doctor, wrote and published an allegedly defamatory letter reporting alleged incidents of incompetence and unethical and illegal activities by the plaintiff. The plaintiff is a doctor of osteopathy and the coroner of Bernalillo County.
The trial court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, holding that the letter was published on an absolutely privileged occasion. Plaintiff appeals. We affirm.
The appeal of plaintiff raises three issues:' (1) the matter of privilege or immunity; (2) proof of special damages; .(3) the truthfulness of…
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