1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.W.2d
  4. 463 N.W.2d
  5. 463 N.W.2d 556 (1990)
 

McGOVERN v. CARGILL, INC.

No. C4-90-1315.

463 N.W.2d 556 (1990)

Patrick McGOVERN, Appellant, v. CARGILL, INCORPORATED, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

December 4, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terence P. Durkin, Severson, Wilcox & Sheldon, P.A., Apple Valley, for appellant.

John D. Levine, David J. Lauth, Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Considered and decided by CRIPPEN, P.J., FOLEY and SCHUMACHER, JJ.

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

This appeal is from a summary judgment dismissing appellant's defamation complaint. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant Patrick McGovern alleges that in 1979 or 1980 the respondent, Cargill, Inc., placed defamatory material about him in its files.1 McGovern further alleges that in September 1988 Cargill voluntarily released this material on threat of subpoena to be used to impeach appellant's...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases