HUGHES v. O'CONNOR

No. 13377.

313 N.W.2d 463 (1981)

Marie HUGHES, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Michael O'CONNOR, Defendant and Appellee.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided December 16, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas E. Kludt of Bergren & Duffy, Fort Pierre, for plaintiff and appellant.

Steven M. Johnson of Brady, Kabeiseman, Reade, Abbott & Johnson, Yankton, for defendant and appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant brought this defamation action. Her appeal is from the order granting summary judgment in favor of appellee. We affirm.

Appellant's daughter is appellee's former wife. In the divorce action between the daughter and appellee, he sought and obtained custody of their daughter. At the divorce trial, appellee testified to his wife's drug use as follows:

Well, one specific incident [sic] I was out in Chamberlain, South Dakota, with...

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