Legal Opinion
McManus v. Sweeney
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 29, 2003No. AC 22867PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVERY, C. J.
The plaintiff, Katherine McManus, appeals from the summary judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the defendant, Joseph H. Sweeney. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly determined that the defendant was absolutely privileged to publish defamatory statements contained in a letter he wrote to Hugh Barber, an assistant attorney general for the state of Connecticut. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
*329The pleadings, affidavits and other documentary information presented to the court reveal the following facts. The plaintiff initiated this…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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