Affolter v. Baugh Construction Oregon, Inc.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing his defamation claim after the trial court granted defendant Baugh Construction Oregon, Inc.’s motion for summaryjudgment. Because we conclude that there are questions of fact with regard to one of the alleged defamatory statements, we reverse the trial court’s ruling.

In reviewing the trial court’s ruling, we determine whether the record on summary judgment, when viewed in the light most favorable to plaintiff, shows that there are no genuine issues of material fact and that defendant was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. No genuine issue of…