Martin v. Newman

Banke, Judge.

The plaintiff sued to collect damages for certain unspecified acts of slander allegedly committed against her by the defendants, Newman and Fisher, and also to recover for the alleged conversion of two Scottish terriers. After some discovery had been completed, the defendants filed a motion for partial summary judgment “as to all claims for libel, slander, and defamation of character.” The trial court granted the motion “with respect to the slander and defamation of character allegations occurring in 1975, which are barred by the statute of limitations.” After further discovery…