Legal Opinion
Zeller v. Mark
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 14, 1988No. 5789PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The plaintiff brought this action alleging both slander and libel. The trial court granted the defendant’s motion to strike the one count complaint “to the extent that [it] purports to allege a cause of action sounding in slander”1 and rendered a partial judgment in favor of the defendant “as to the allegations of slander in the complaint.”2 The sole issue is *653whether the complaint adequately alleged slander per se.3 We find no error.
The complaint alleged the following facts relevant to this appeal. The plaintiff is a Torrington police officer. On January 2, 1986, while on duty, the plaintiff…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Moriarty v. LippeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Miles v. PerryConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
- Proto v. Bridgeport Herald CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1950
- State v. CosbyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1986
- Schmidt v. Yardney Electric Corp.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1985
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3Cited by19 opinions
- P & L Properties, Inc. v. Schnip Development Corp.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1994
- Misiurka v. Maple Hill Farms, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1988
- Morron v. City of MiddletownDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2006
- Karanda v. Pratt Whitney Aircraft, No. Cv 98-582025s (May 10, 1999)Connecticut Superior Court · 1999
- Candido v. Worcester Ins. Co., No. Cv93 0343978 (Apr. 18, 1995)Connecticut Superior Court · 1995
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