BAUM v. GILLMAN

No. 17755.

667 P.2d 41 (1983)

Garn L. BAUM, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Harley GILLMAN, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

June 30, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Macri, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.

Jerry L. Reynolds, Dallas H. Young, Jr., Provo, for defendant and respondent.


HALL, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff (Baum) brought this action for both libel and slander alleged to have been committed by defendant (Gillman) during the course of an interview with a newspaper editor. However, inasmuch as the statements complained of were alleged to have been made orally, and not in writing, they only support an action for slander.

The complaint, as amended, set forth 13 causes of action for slander....

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