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WALTON v. JENNINGS COMMUNITY HOSP., INC.

No. 92-1614.

999 F.2d 277 (1993)

F. Richard WALTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JENNINGS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC. and Louie C. Vaught, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 21, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vernon J. Petri, Indianapolis, IN, Thomas R. Ruge (argued), Lewis & Kappes, Indianapolis, IN, for F. Richard Walton.

Douglas J. Hill, Hill, Fulwider, McDowell, Funk & Matthews, Indianapolis, IN, for Jennings Community Hosp., Inc.

Don A. Tabbert, Richard A. Kempf, Tabbert & Ford, Indianapolis, IN, Frederick W. LaCava, Robert G. Zeigler (argued), Lacava, Zeigler & Carter, Indianapolis, IN, for Louie C. Vaught.

Before RIPPLE and KANNE, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, District Judge.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Dr. F. Richard Walton, a surgeon, filed suit against his former employer, Jennings Community Hospital, and the Administrator of the Hospital, Louie C. Vaught. He sought recovery on the ground that defamatory comments made by Mr. Vaught to a prospective employer led to Dr. Walton's loss of an employment opportunity. The matter came to the district court pursuant to its diversity jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Dr. Walton now appeals the...

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