Williams v. Williams

TAMM, District Judge.

This is a suit for unlawful disclosure of privileged communication and defamation. The basis of this action arises from an affidavit executed by the defendant which, the plaintiff charges, contains untrue and defamatory matter known to be false to the defendant, and also that the *861contents of the affidavit were gained by the defendant by reason of a confidential relationship, that is, clergyman-penitent, and therefore was privileged matter.

The defendant has filed a motion to dismiss the action on the grounds that .there is no statute in this jurisdiction that provides for…