Per Curiam.
Plaintiff-respondent, an appointed Deputy Town Clerk of the Town of Gates, Monroe County, recovered judgment against defendant-appellant, the Town Supervisor, for alleged libel and slander against her growing out of shortages of tax moneys. Appellant urges that there was no proof of malice and that he had an absolute privilege, by reason of his public office, to make the statements he uttered concerning the shortages. With this position we agree...
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