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LEWIS v. OLIVER

No. 1 CA-CV 91-0336.

178 Ariz. 330 (1993)

873 P.2d 668

Bradford W. LEWIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert J. OLIVER and Westcor Aviation Inc., an Arizona corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department B.

Reconsideration Denied February 2, 1994.

Review Denied May 17, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rake Downey McGovern Shorall & Cohen, P.C. by M.E. Rake, Jr., Thomas J. Shorall, Jr., Sharon E. Ravenscroft (fka Reuss), Phoenix, for plaintiff-appellant.

Murphy & Posner by Daryl M. Williams, Phoenix, for defendants-appellees.

OPINION

GRANT, Presiding Judge.

In this appeal we hold that a complaint made to superiors of a safety inspector of the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") is entitled to a qualified, but not an absolute privilege. We also hold that an FAA safety inspector is a public official who must establish a defendant's actual malice in making defamatory statements concerning the performance of the inspector's job. Because...

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