Smith v. Rossini

By Judge Paul M. Peatross, Jr.

This matter comes before the court on the Defendant’s Demurrer filed on April 9,1999, and argued before the court on June 1,1999.

Paragraph three of the Demurrer asserted the claim that the Plaintiffs Motion for Judgment for defamation filed on December 4,1998, should be dismissed because the occasions of the allegedly defamatory statements set forth in the motion for judgment were absolutely privileged and the communication is not actionable as a matter of law.

Facts Alleged in Motion for Judgment

Richard W. Smith is a student at the University of Virginia. Jan…