Livingston v. Murray

BROSKY, Judge.

This is an appeal from the order of the lower court which granted appellees’ motion for summary judgment. The sole issue presented for our review is whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment on the basis that appellees’ statements were incapable of defamatory meaning. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

Before addressing appellant’s claim, we will briefly recount the relevant facts of this case. Appellant, Eileen Livingston, was employed by Duquesne University as its athletic director. Because the athletic program was to be reorganized or restructured,…