Korb v. Kowaleviocz

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether a party-witness’ statement, made under oath in open court in response to a question posed to him on cross-examination, that the opposing party was a “crook” is absolutely privileged and thus not actionable for defamation.

The factual posture of this case is relatively simple. On March 28,1977 George P. Korb Co., Inc. (Korb, Inc.), a home improvement company, of which the appellant, George P. Korb (Korb), is president and sole stockholder, entered into a contract with the appellee, Joseph M. Kowaleviocz, and his wife to perform certain work on…