Legal Opinion
Purdum v. Purdum
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided May 17, 2013No. 106,181PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Green, J.:
In this defamation case, Stephen E. Purdum sued his former wife, Katherine C. Harcsar, for allegedly libelous statements she made to the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. These alleged defamatory statements were made to the Archdiocesan Tribunal when Harcsar sought to annul her sacramental marriage to Purdum. Harcsar moved to dismiss Purdum’s defamation action under K.S.A. 60-212(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. She maintained that because the statements were made in foe context of the annulment action, they were absolutely privileged as part…
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