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HAYES v. NEWSPAPERS OF N.H.

No. 96-253.

141 N.H. 464 (1996)

LYNN HAYES A/K/A LYNN DUNCAN v. NEWSPAPERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, INC. D/B/A VALLEY NEWS

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

November 26, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Decato Law Offices, of West Lebanon (Karen Creighton Borgstrom on the brief and orally), for the plaintiff.

Orr and Reno, P.A., of Concord (William L. Chapman and Gayle Morrell Braley on the brief, and Mr. Chapman orally), for the defendant.

BRODERICK, J.

In this interlocutory appeal, the defendant, Newspapers of New Hampshire d/b/a Valley News (Valley News), appeals the Superior Court's (O'Neill, J.) denial of its motion for summary judgment based on the ruling that the fair report privilege does not apply in New Hampshire. For the reasons that follow, we vacate the trial court's ruling and remand.

The plaintiff, Lynn Hayes a/k/a Lynn Duncan, filed a defamation action against the Valley...

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