Legal Opinion
Zutz v. Nelson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided September 9, 2010No. A08-1764PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, G. BARRY, Justice.
This case involves the level of privilege from defamation liability applicable to subordinate government bodies such as water*60shed district boards. All four parties are board members of the Middle Snake Ta-marac Rivers Watershed District in northwestern Minnesota. While serving as board members, Loren J. Zutz and Elden J. Elseth conducted an investigation regarding alleged improprieties in the watershed district’s payroll practices. Fellow board members John Nelson and Arlyn Stroble believed that the actions of Zutz and Elseth were inappropriate and in…
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