Legal Opinion
Britton v. Koep
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 24, 1991No. C8-90-1169PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YETKA, Justice.
This action for defamation arose as a result of statements the defendant-appel lant, Mary Koep, a Crow Wing County commissioner, made at a meeting of Crow Wing and Morrison County commissioners. Koep stated that an informant told her that a county probation officer had coerced female probationers for sexual favors. Plaintiff-respondent, David Britton, was one of two county probation officers. He brought suit.
The trial court heard cross motions for summary judgment on January 16, 1990, and ruled in favor of the defendants-appellants in all respects. On appeal, the court…
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