Zutz v. Kamrowski

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Loren J. Zutz and Elden J. El-seth (“plaintiffs”) appealed from a district court order dismissing their defamation action against Douglas Kamrowski and RoughRider Legal Support Services, Inc. We affirm, concluding Kamrowski’s statements in a report to the Marshall County Attorney are subject to an absolute privilege.

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[¶ 2] The plaintiffs, residents of Minnesota, were at all times relevant to this action, appointed board members of the Middle-Snake-Tamarac Rivers Watershed District, a Minnesota governmental entity encompassing land located in five counties in…