Legal Opinion
Larson v. State
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided February 6, 1990No. C6-89-1309PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KLAPHAKE, Judge.
Appellant was questioned pursuant to a murder investigation. He brought suit against the state and county claiming the law enforcement officers’ conduct during the investigation was outrageous and their comments to a reporter slandered him. Claims against the county were settled out of court. The state moved for summary judgment on the grounds (1) the claims were barred by the statute of limitations, (2) the alleged defamatory statements were true and not defamatory as a matter of law, and (3) the state’s conduct was not outrageous as a matter of law. The trial court…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Betlach v. Wayzata CondominiumSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Abdallah, Inc. v. MartinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Wilson v. City of EaganSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Hirth v. Village of Long PrairieSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1966
- Harrington v. County of RamseySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
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