ARRINGTON v. PALMER

No. 97CA1052.

971 P.2d 669 (1998)

Barry K. ARRINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mike PALMER and Steve Burton, Defendants-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. II.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing, December 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Rouse, Englewood, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Gene R. Nichol, Sr., University of Colorado Law School, Boulder, for Defendant-Appellee Mike Palmer.

Powers Phillips, P.C., Richard W. Daily, Denver, for Defendant-Appellee Steve Burton.


Opinion by Judge CRISWELL.

In this action for defamation, plaintiff, Barry K. Arrington, appeals from the summary judgment entered in favor of defendants, Mike Palmer and Steve Burton. We affirm.

In the fall of 1996, plaintiff was a Republican Party candidate for Colorado House District 27. In the written document that is the subject of this litigation, defendants claimed to be Republican Party activists who "disagree with many of the positions taken by [plaintiff...

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