Troxler v. Charter Mandala Center, Inc.

SMITH, Judge.

Plaintiff assigns as error the trial court’s granting of defendants’ motion for summary judgment as to both causes of action. First, he contends that the circumstances under which Holthusen first related to Davis the alleged sexual misconduct did not constitute a “privileged occasion” and the qualified privilege defense is inapplicable. Second, plaintiff contends that the defense of qualified privilege, if it existed, was lost by excessive publication and malice on the part of Holthusen and Erbe. Third, plaintiff contends that the nature and manner in which the statements were…