Legal Opinion
Hamm v. Merrick
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 1980No. 5934PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
Clyde Ivan Merrick, defendant-appellant, appeals from the judgment of the court below in a slander suit brought by the plaintiff-appellee, Joseph Hamm.
On August 9, 1973, Mr. Hamm (hereinafter “appellee”) filed a complaint in First Circuit Court alleging that Mr. Merrick (hereinafter “appellant”) stated to various persons that the appellee wrongfully took money from the appellant’s company. Appellant’s answer to the complaint flatly denied making the statements and did not raise the defense of qualified privilege.
The suit was tried on October 30, 31 and November 1, 1974. At the close of the…
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