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WEYMOUTH TP. BD. OF ED. v. WOLF

178 N.J. Super. 481 (1981)

429 A.2d 431

WEYMOUTH TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION, PLAINTIFF, v. HERMAN WOLF, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PRESIDENT; JOHN TORBYN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SECRETARY, AND THE TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION, INC. OF WEYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, A NONPROFIT CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY, JOINTLY, SEVERALLY AND IN THE ALTERNATIVE, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Atlantic County.

Decided February 26, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald F. Miksis for plaintiff (Lashman & Kupperman, attorneys).

Michael J. Gruccio for defendants (Milstead & Ridgway, attorneys).

GIBSON, J.S.C.

This is an action for defamation where defendants have moved for summary judgment. Raised by this motion is the question of whether or not a governmental entity may maintain an action for defamation in its own right. There do not appear to be any reported cases in New Jersey which have addressed the issue and the question has received limited attention nationally. For the reasons to be stated below,...

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