Legal Opinion
Ross v. Duke
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided December 7, 1976No. 1 CA-CIV 2952PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OGG, Judge.
We are here dealing with a defamation action that arose in the setting of a contested union election. The appellant/plaintiff A. Glynn Ross filed an action claiming the appellee/defendant R. G. Duke libeled Ross by publishing certain audit reports. These reports were critical of the manner in which Ross, as secretary and treasurer of Local 640 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, managed the business affairs of the union. The audit reports were prepared by certified public accountants William G. Farrow and R. Dale Hershey, doing business as Gallant, Farrow…
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