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ROMERO v. PRINCE

No. 1118.

513 P.2d 717 (1973)

85 N.M. 474

Lucy M. ROMERO, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estates of Celestino Martinez and Lucia C. Martinez, and A. J. Romero, Individually and as agent of such Administratrix, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Bertrand B. PRINCE, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

August 15, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Alley, Jr., Mitchell, Mitchell & Alley, Santa Fe, for plaintiffs-appellants.

William S. Dixon, Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, Albuquerque, for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

The appeal is concerned with an allegedly defamatory statement made by an attorney and the defense that the statement was absolutely privileged.

Lucy and A.J. Romero, are wife and husband. Lucy is the administratrix of her parents' estates. Administration proceedings were begun in 1967 and were pending at the time of the alleged defamation in May, 1971. Albert Martinez is a brother of Lucy. Albert had a claim against the...

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