Legal Opinion
Sturdivant v. Seaboard Service System, Ltd.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 6, 1983No. 82-715PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Associate Judge:
Appellant, Wayne E. Sturdivant, initiated a defamation action in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia against appel-lee, Seaboard Service System, Ltd. The complaint alleged counts of both libel and slander arising from a written violation report, which appellee submitted to appellant’s employer, Safeway Stores, Inc., and statements later made during an arbitration hearing. 1 On April 23, 1982, the trial court granted appellee’s motion for summary judgment and this appeal followed. 2 Appellant argues that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in…
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- General Motors Corporation v. E. Charles MendickiCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
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- Lewis v. ElliottDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
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