Legal Opinion
Bassam Issa v. Jack Benson, Sr.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided June 24, 2013No. E2012-01672-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · SwineyD. Michael Swiney, J.
in which CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., P.J., and THOMAS R. FRIERSON, II, J., joined.
This appeal concerns alleged defamation and the applicability of both the legislative privilege and the litigation privilege. Bas-sam Issa (“Issa”), a developer seeking rezoning of certain real property, sued Chattanooga City Councilman Jack Benson, Sr. (“Benson”) in the Circuit Court for Hamilton County (“the Trial Court”). Issa alleged that, in two separate incidents, Benson had defamed him by accusing him of offering a bribe to influence Benson’s vote on the rezoning matter. Benson filed a motion for…
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