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DIMICELI v. KLIEGER

No. 285.

58 Wis.2d 359 (1973)

206 N.W.2d 184

DIMICELI, Respondent, v. KLIEGER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided April 20, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Kluwin, Dunphy, Hankin & Hayes of Milwaukee, and oral argument by John A. Kluwin.

For the respondent there was a brief by Ray T. McCann and oral argument by Leonard L. Loeb, both of Milwaukee.

ROBERT W. HANSEN, J.

This is an appeal from an order denying defendant's motion for summary judgment in a libel action. Two issues are raised. Three will be discussed.

The test. Not raised, at least at the summary judgment stage, is the question of whether the letter sent was or could be considered defamatory. In this state and elsewhere, a communication is defamatory "... if it tends so to harm the reputation...

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