Bahr v. Boise Cascade Corp.

OPINION

GILDEA, Justice.

This action arises from a workplace dispute between appellant LeRoy Bahr and respondent Stacy Rasmussen. Bahr and Rasmussen are both employed by respondent Boise Cascade Corporation (Boise). As a result of statements Rasmussen made in the workplace, Bahr filed a defamation action against Rasmussen, Boise, and Eural Dobbs, Bahr’s supervisor at Boise. The district court denied respondents’ motion for summary judgment and the matter proceeded to trial. The jury found in favor of Bahr and against Rasmussen and Boise. 1 The district court had denied respondents’ motions for…