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PONCIN v. ARLT

No. CX-88-55.

428 N.W.2d 485 (1988)

Edward Joe PONCIN, Appellant, v. Bruce ARLT, et al., Thor Tolo, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

September 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Sommerness, Duluth, for Poncin.

Peter C. Sandberg, Laurie J. Miller, Rochester, for Bruce Arlt and Independent School Dist. No. 508.

Mark R. Anfinson, Minneapolis, Richard A. Beens, Steffen and Munstenteiger, Anoka, for Thor Tolo and St. Peter Herald.

Heard considered and decided by NIERENGARTEN, P.J., and SCHUMACHER and SHORT, JJ.

OPINION

NIERENGARTEN, Presiding Judge.

Edward Poncin sued Bruce Arlt, Independent School District No. 508, Thor Tolo and the St. Peter Herald for libel when Arlt allegedly told Tolo that Poncin had cheated in a high school tennis match. A jury determined Arlt's statement to Tolo was true and the alleged libelous statement was made without actual malice. We affirm.

FACTS

In a standard dual tennis meet under the Minnesota high school rules...

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