Saathoff v. Kuhlman

GILBERTSON, Chief Justice (on reassignment).

[¶ 1.] Larry Saathoff sued Myron Kuhlman for defamation and intentional *802infliction of emotional distress based on the implications of a letter to the editor authored by Kuhlman and published in area newspapers. Kuhlman sued Saathoff, Sandra Larson, and Lance Noem for defamation based on three allegations set forth in a petition they circulated. The circuit court granted summary judgment in both suits finding, in part, that the statements were true, or at least half-truths. Saathoff appealed. Kuhlman filed a notice of review, preserving his appeal…