Legal Opinion
Minor v. Failla
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 30, 1997No. 96-1265PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert L. Brown, Justice.
Appellant Alan Minor, individually, and d/b/a Minor Manufacturing, Inc. (Minor), appeals a directed verdict in favor of appellees J.P. Failla and Robert Stephens by the circuit court on his claim for defamation. The matter was tried by the court sitting without a jury.
The genesis for the litigation was a complaint for defamation filed by Minor against Failla and Stephens. The complaint alleged that Minor had filed a claim with the City of Gould seeking compensation for water damage and property loss to his necktie manufacturing plant. The matter was referred by City…
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