BENASSI v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC

No. A7910-04736; CA A21694.

662 P.2d 760 (1983)

62 Or.App. 698

William BENASSI, Respondent, v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC, a Georgia Corporation, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Argued and Submitted July 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford N. Carlsen, Jr., Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were James N. Westwood and Miller, Nash, Yerke, Wiener & Hager, Portland.

William K. Shepherd, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were David W. Heynderickx, and Shepherd & Heynderickx, Portland.

Before BUTTLER, P.J., and WARREN and ROSSMAN, JJ.


BUTTLER, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment awarding plaintiff, a former employe, damages for defamatory statements made by defendant to other of its employes regarding the circumstances of plaintiff's discharge. Defendant contends that there was insufficient evidence to overcome its qualified privilege, that plaintiff did not prove the requisite causation between the defamatory statements and his alleged...

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