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LANIER v. HIGGINS

623 S.W.2d 914 (1981)

Shelby LANIER, Jr., Appellant, v. Jon HIGGINS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Discretionary Review Denied December 8, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fredric J. Cowden, Louisville, for appellant.

Henry A. Triplett, Bennett, Bowman, Triplett & Vittitow, Louisville, for appellee.

Before GANT, VANCE and WILHOIT, JJ.

WILHOIT, Judge.

Shelby Lanier, Jr., a police officer of the City of Louisville, appeals from a summary judgment by the Jefferson Circuit Court dismissing his complaint for slander against Jon Higgins, Chief of Police, and the City of Louisville.

This action arose out of an interview of Chief Higgins which appeared on a Louisville television station. During the course of the interview he was asked questions about race relations within the police department...

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