Legal Opinion
Celebration Fireworks, Inc. v. Smith
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 1, 2000No. 50S03-9712-CV-657PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
Celebration Fireworks, Inc. filed a defamation suit against the City of Plymouth’s fire chief after the chief made statements about Celebration while conducting an inspection at the premises of its prospective landlord. The trial court granted summary judgment for the chief, ruling that the suit was barred because Celebration did not comply with the notice provisions of the Indiana Tort Claims Act. It also held that the chiefs remarks were protected by qualified privilege.
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed. Celebration Fireworks, Inc. v. Smith, 682 N.E.2d 569…
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