Ducosin v. Mott

Defendant appeals from a judgment following trial to the court which found that defendant had maliciously slandered plaintiff by telephoning the county medical examiner and suggesting that he undertake an investigation of the death of plaintiffs mother in the nursing home where plaintiff worked because, according to the testimony, defendant believed plaintiff "possibly administered inappropriate amounts of medication to [plaintiff’s mother], leading to her death.” Defendant’s sole contention on appeal is that the communication to the medical examiner was absolutely privileged as opposed to…