Legal Opinion
Penny v. Sherman
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided July 10, 1984No. 7458PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MINZNER, Judge.
Appellant Barbara Penny (“Penny”) appeals from the district court’s order granting appellee Frederick H. Sherman (“Sherman”), an attorney, summary judgment in a libel action. The lawsuit involved an allegedly defamatory letter Sherman published by sending a copy to Penny’s employer. The district court granted summary judgment on grounds of absolute privilege. We affirm.
FACTS
Florence Spencer died in Deming, New Mexico on April 24, 1979, devising all of her estate by will to Anita Downey, her sister, and Louis Zapf, her nephew. The beneficiaries of the will, who are…
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