Young v. First United Bank of Bellevue

The plaintiff, John R. Young, Jr., appeals from the judgment of the district court for Douglas County, which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Young had sought damages for alleged libel, but the trial court found that the communication in issue was true, qualifiedly privileged, and made without malice. Young assigns as error the granting of the motion, claiming that the issues of qualified privilege, malice, and the truth of the statements in the letter are questions of fact for the jury.

The defendants in this action are Crown Bancshares, Inc. (Crown), First United Bank of…