MINOR v. FAILLA

No. 96-1265.

946 S.W.2d 954 (1997)

329 Ark. 274

Alan MINOR, individually, and d/b/a Minor Manufacturing, Inc., Appellant, v. J.P. FAILLA, individually and in his capacity as Councilman for the City of Gould, Arkansas, and Robert Stephens, individually and in his capacity as Councilman for the City of Gould, Arkansas, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

June 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Kearney, Pine Bluff, for Appellant.

Ralph C. Ohm, Hot Springs, for Appellees.


BROWN, Justice.

Appellant Alan Minor, individually, and d/b/a Minor Manufacturing, Inc. (Minor), appeals a directed verdict in favor of appellees J.P. Failla and Robert Stephens by the circuit court on his claim for defamation. The matter was tried by the court sitting without a jury.

The genesis for the litigation was a complaint for defamation filed by Minor against Failla and Stephens. The complaint alleged that Minor had filed a claim with the City of...

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