Burns v. Rice

Peggy Bryant, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiffs-appellants, Walter J. Burns and Kathleen F. Burns, appeal from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in favor of defendants-appellees, Thomas W. Rice Sr., the city of Columbus (the “city”), Gregory S. Lashutka, David Sturtz, D. James Dean, and Thomas Fischer (the last four defendants being collectively referred to as the “individual defendants”) on plaintiffs’ claims against defendants for defamation and conspiracy to commit defamation. Because the trial court did not err in entering judgment for defendants, we affirm.

{¶ 2} Plaintiffs’…