Charles Farmer v. David Hersh

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON May 23, 2007 Session CHARLES FARMER v. DAVID HERSH An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Madison County No. C-04-508 J. S. Daniel, Sr. Judge No. W2006-01937-COA-R3-CV - Filed August 9, 2007 This is a defamation case. The defendant owned a minor league baseball team which played for the City of Jackson, Tennessee. In 2002, the plaintiff, the mayor of Jackson, was negotiating with the defendant team owners to purchase the baseball team on behalf of the city. Soon the plaintiff mayor and the defendant owner became embroiled in a lawsuit related to…