MacCONNELL v. MARICOPA COUNTY MEDICAL SOC.

No. 2 CA-CIV 5675.

150 Ariz. 505 (1986)

724 P.2d 591

Forrest C. MacCONNELL, a single man, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. MARICOPA COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY, an Arizona corporation; Bureau of Medical Economics, an Arizona corporation; Anthony D. Mitten and Jane Doe Mitten, husband and wife; Frederick G. Mitten and Jane Doe Mitten, husband and wife; Gerald Burbach and Jane Doe Burbach, husband and wife; Manual Cypert and Mary Jane Cypert, husband and wife; Neil Ward, M.D. and Jane Doe Ward, husband and wife, Defendants/Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2, Department A.

Review Denied September 9, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Shughart, Phoenix, for defendants/appellees.

Friedman & Caldwell by Steven M. Friedman, Phoenix, for plaintiff/appellant.


OPINION

HATHAWAY, Chief Judge.

Appellant argues that the trial court abused its discretion in granting appellees a new trial. We agree and reverse.

This is an action for defamation. Appellant was employed by appellee Maricopa County Medical Society (Maricopa) for 24 years. Appellant then became an employee of one of Maricopa's competitors. At trial, the jury found that Gerald Burbach, an employee of Maricopa, slandered appellant in a telephone conversation...

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