Lilac Meadows, Inc. v. Rivello

NEALON, J.,

A land development corporation has sued two Old Forge residents for slander based upon oral statements that they allegedly made regarding its land development project during a public meeting of Old Forge Borough Council. One resident has demurred to the slander claim on the ground that his remarks are not capable of a defamatory meaning. Since his alleged comments about the corporation’s property and its predecessor-in-interest’s approval process do not *252constitute slander under Pennsylvania law, that resident’s demurrer will be sustained and the slander action against him will be…