DAVIS v. LITTELL

No. 21578.

398 F.2d 83 (1968)

Laurence DAVIS, Appellant, v. Norman M. LITTELL, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

July 15, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence Davis (argued), Washington, D. C., Dushoff, Sacks & Corcoran, Phoenix, Ariz., for appellant.

William H. Rehnquist (argued), of Powers & Rehnquist, Phoenix, Ariz., for appellee.

Before MERRILL and CARTER, Circuit Judges, and WEIGEL, District Judge.


MERRILL, Circuit Judge:

The question presented by this appeal is whether appellee, by virtue of his position as general counsel for the Navajo Tribe, was entitled to assert absolute privilege as to defamatory statements made by him within the scope of his official duties.

Suit was brought by appellant in the District Court for the District of Arizona, with jurisdiction founded on diversity of citizenship. Both parties are non-Indians who were employed by the...

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