Navorro-Monzo v. Hughes

John I. Purtle, Justice.

The trial court granted a summary judgment in favor of the appellee on the appellant’s complaint which accused the appellee of slander and interference with a business expectancy. The appellant’s four arguments for reversal are that: (1) the court erred in dismissing the defamation action because malice had been alleged, and if proven at trial, this would destroy the qualified privilege which the appellee enjoyed; (2) the court erred in failing to hold that malice must be presumed from the statements presented in the complaint; (3) the court erred in dismissing the…