Kerpelman v. Bricker

In this action for libel, the appellant, a member of the Bar of the State of Maryland, alleged in a three-count declaration that the appellee, an attorney and a Deputy Administrator of the State Motor Vehicle Administration, falsely and maliciously charged in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Grievance Committee of the Maryland State Bar Association, that appellant’s behavior “before a quasi-judicial representative of the State government was a disgrace to the legal profession, and conduct that certainly requires consideration by your Committee.” The communication further recited that…