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Title: Skinner v. Pistoria
Author : Supreme Court of Montana
Release Date : January 11, 1981
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 57 KB

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Submitted June 18, 1981. Defendant Paul G. Pistoria appeals from a judgment entered by the Cascade County District Court following a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Timothy B. Skinner. The jury for the defendant liable for defamation of the plaintiff's character and awarded damages of $26,294. Although several issues are raised, we dispose of this appeal by holding that the defendant's publication was made in the course of an official government meeting; it was therefore a privileged publication which would not subject the defendant to liability for defamation.