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LaPLACA v. LOWERY

No. 99-75.

349 A.2d 235 (1975)

Joseph LaPLACA v. John A. LOWERY.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

December 2, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guarino & Bean, White River Junction, for plaintiff.

Dinse, Allen & Erdmann, Burlington, for defendant.

M. Jerome Diamond, Atty. Gen., and James E. Hirsch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Montpelier, for State of Vermont.

Before BARNEY, C. J., SMITH, DALEY and LARROW, JJ., and DIER, Superior Judge, Specially Assigned.

SMITH, Justice.

The plaintiff, Joseph LaPlaca, brought a complaint in the Windsor Superior Court against John A. Lowery, presiding judge of the District Court of Vermont, Unit No. 6, Windham Circuit. The complaint alleges that the defendant slandered him during an arraignment session of the District Court in January, 1975. The specific complaint is that he called the plaintiff a liar in the presence of numerous persons and court personnel on a motion to dismiss. Based...

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