BARTLETT v. FLAHERTY


155 Conn. 203 (1967)

LESTER F. BARTLETT v. LEO B. FLAHERTY, JR.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided May 31, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Hammer, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Bourke G. Spellacy, with whom was Alexander A. Goldfarb, for the appellee (defendant).

KING, C. J., ALCORN, THIM, RYAN and MEYERS, JS.


THIM, J.

The substituted complaint contains seven counts, each charging the defendant, the mayor of Rockville, with making certain defamatory statements concerning the actions of the plaintiff while he was a member of the Rockville police department. The defendant, by his answer, denied the material allegations of the complaint. The defendant also pleaded, by way of a special defense, that the alleged defamatory statements were, in fact and in substance, true. See...

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