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WIEMER v. RANKIN

No. 17268.

790 P.2d 347 (1990)

117 Idaho 566

Irvin WIEMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ronald D. RANKIN, aka Ron Rankin and Alice Rankin, husband and wife, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Idaho.

April 4, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cox, Davis & Stoddard, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, for plaintiff-appellant. J. Ray Cox, Jr., argued.

Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller, Spokane, Wash., for defendants-respondents. Sylvia L. Glover, argued.

JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a defamation action by Irvin Wiemer against Ronald Rankin and Rankin's wife. The action is based on a newspaper article published by Rankin indicating that Irvin had lied when he told the police that his wife, Debbie, committed suicide. The trial court granted summary judgment dismissing the complaint. The issues presented are: (1) whether the trial court properly placed the burden on Irvin to prove...

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