Legal Opinion
Freier v. Independent School District No. 197
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided October 23, 1984No. C8-84-501PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOZNIAK, Judge.
Respondent Freier commenced this defamation action against appellants school district and school board members arising out of a January 8, 1981, decision and order issued and published by the school board, discharging respondent Freier from his employment as a teacher. The school district and school board members moved for summary judgment, claiming that publication of its decision to discharge Freier was cloaked in an absolute privilege. The trial court denied the school district’s motion finding appellants were protected only by a qualified privilege, but agreed that…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Richard W. Hostrop v. Board of Junior College District No. 515, Counties of Cook and Will and Stateof Illinois, a Body Politic and CorporateCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Matthis v. KennedySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Johnson v. DirkswagerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Beste v. Independent School District No. 697Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
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