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ADAMSON v. BONESTEELE

No. 114824; CA A22138; SC 28914.

671 P.2d 693 (1983)

295 Or. 815

Val ADAMSON, Respondent On Review, v. Wallace BONESTEELE, Jr., Petitioner On Review.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided November 1, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Asa L. Lewelling, Salem, argued the cause for petitioner on review. With him on the briefs was William G. Blair, Asst. City Atty., Salem.

William F. Frye, Eugene, argued the cause for respondent on review. On the brief were Donald A. Bick, Bick & Monte, and Frye, Hanna & Veralrud, Eugene.

Before LENT, C.J., and LINDE, PETERSON, CAMPBELL and ROBERTS, JJ.

LENT, Justice.

The issue is whether in an action for defamation the defense of absolute privilege protects a city councilman's speech uttered outside the council assembly in answer to a newspaper reporter's questions concerning pending council legislative business. We hold such speech is not absolutely privileged.

Defendant was a member of the Salem City Council. The council had formed an ambulance advisory committee of which the defendant was chairman.

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