Carter v. Jackson

CALLISTER, Justice.

This is an action for slander. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s case the trial court directed a verdict of no cause of action and plaintiff appeals.

At a regularly scheduled public meeting of the South Salt Lake City Council a discussion was had by the council members as to the operation and activities of the city police department. During the course of the meeting the defendant, a council member, made the statement that the plaintiff, a deputy city marshal, had “propositioned” a woman to whom he was issuing a traffic ticket.

There are two classes of privileged…