Walker v. Cahalan

Plaintiff 1 appeals from a summary judgment entered in defendant Cahalan’s favor in plaintiffs defamation action. Plaintiff alleged defendant Cahalan defamed him in a September 19, 1974, letter defendant Cahalan addressed to William R. Copeland, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations. At the time, that committee was considering Senate Bill No. 1050 which would have authorized an appropriation of $25,000 to partially reimburse plaintiff for the time he spent in state prison "due to a mistake in identity and false testimony”. Defendant Cahalan sent copies of this letter to the media…