North Coast Cable Ltd. Partnership v. Hanneman

Patricia A. Blackmon, Judge.

North Coast Cable Limited Partnership, North Coast Cable Company and Lee Howley, Jr. (collectively “NCCLP”), plaintiffs-appellants, appeal the trial court’s decision granting summary judgment to Gerhard J. Hanneman, defendantappellee, in their defamation action. NCCLP assigns the following three errors for our review:

“I. The trial court erred in finding that an absolute privilege protected appellee from the defamation claims based on statements made during the city council committee meeting.

“II. The trial court erred in granting appellee’s motion for summary…