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PETERSON v. CITY OF MITCHELL

No. 18016.

499 N.W.2d 911 (1993)

Tim PETERSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF MITCHELL, South Dakota, a municipal corporation; Douglas Kirkus, an individual; and Dennis Kaemingk, an individual, Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided May 5, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Taylor of Taylor & Miskimins, Mitchell, for plaintiff and appellant.

Michael J. Schaffer and Marie Hovland of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, Sioux Falls, for defendants and appellees.

PER CURIAM.

Tim Peterson (Peterson) appeals a summary judgment for the City of Mitchell, Douglas Kirkus (Kirkus) and Dennis Kaemingk (Kaemingk) in a defamation action stemming from an erroneous press release issued by the Mitchell Police Department. We affirm.

FACTS

In 1989, Peterson was a student at a vocational technical school in Mitchell, South Dakota. He also worked at a local Kmart Store. During the time he resided in Mitchell, Peterson became...

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