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LIGHTFOOT v. MATTHEWS

587 A.2d 462 (1991)

Jan LIGHTFOOT v. Zachary MATTHEWS.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided March 5, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan Lightfoot, Hinckley, pro se.

Thomas D. Warren, Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, for defendant.

Before ROBERTS, WATHEN, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, COLLINS and BRODY, JJ.

CLIFFORD, Justice.

Jan Lightfoot appeals the entry of summary judgment in favor of Zachary Matthews in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Chandler, J.) in her action for defamation. Finding nothing defamatory in Matthews' alleged statements, we affirm.

Lightfoot was a founder and director of Hospitality House, a shelter for the homeless in Hinckley. She alleged that Matthews, a Maine State Senator, wrote a letter to the Planning Board of the Town...

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