SHEARER v. LAMBERT


547 P.2d 98 (1976)

Lorraine SHEARER, Appellant, v. Charlotte L. LAMBERT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided March 18, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph W.G. Wyckoff, Salem, argued the cause and filed briefs for appellant.

Ridgway K. Foley, Jr., of Souther, Spaulding, Kinsey, Williamson & Schwabe, Portland, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

Before O'CONNELL, C.J., and McALLISTER, DENECKE, HOLMAN, HOWELL and BRYSON, JJ.


O'CONNELL, Chief Justice.

This is an action to recover damages for libel. Plaintiff appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant entered after the trial court sustained a demurrer to plaintiff's complaint.

The complaint alleges that plaintiff is an assistant professor of Physical Education at Oregon State University and that defendant is head of the Department of Physical Education; that defendant wrote a letter to Dr. James Long of the Division of Health...

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