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LEE v. LYERLY

No. COA94-1163.

461 S.E.2d 775 (1995)

Ralph Howard LEE, Plaintiff, v. Elizabeth C. LYERLY and North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

September 19, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wooten & Coley by William C. Coley III, Kingston, for plaintiff-appellant.

Cunningham, Dedmond, Petersen & Smith by Bruce T. Cunningham, Jr., Southern Pines, for defendants-appellees.

WYNN, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from an order granting defendants' motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

Plaintiff filed this action 5 March 1993 against defendants Elizabeth C. Lyerly and the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association seeking compensatory and punitive damages for defamatory statements allegedly made by defendant Elizabeth C. Lyerly. Defendants answered denying the allegations and asserting the affirmative defense of privilege.

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