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POTOMAC VALVE & FITTING v. CRAWFORD FITTING

No. 86-2666.

829 F.2d 1280 (1987)

POTOMAC VALVE & FITTING INC.; Raymond C. McGarvey, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CRAWFORD FITTING COMPANY; Dibert Valve & Fitting Company, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 24, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen A. Horvath, Alexandria, Va., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Rodney F. Page, Washington, D.C., and Gary B. Mims, Fairfax, Va., for defendants-appellees.

Before WINTER, Chief Judge, MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge, and WISDOM, United States Senior Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit sitting by designation.

WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge:

This is a diversity suit for damages based upon theories of defamation, civil conspiracy, and violation of Virginia's "insulting words" statute. The district court entered summary judgment for the defendants, and the plaintiffs brought this appeal. Because we find that the principal statement at issue was a constitutionally protected expression of opinion, we affirm.

I.

The plaintiffs are Potomac Valve & Fitting...

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