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MORENO v. CROOKSTON TIMES PRINTING CO.

No. C6-98-2421.

594 N.W.2d 555 (1999)

Gerardo MORENO, Appellant, v. CROOKSTON TIMES PRINTING CO., d/b/a Crookston Daily Times, Respondent, Dennis McDaniel, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

June 15, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kay Nord Hunt, Stephen C. Rathke, Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, P.A., Minneapolis, for appellant.

Paul R. Hannah, St. Paul; and Kenneth F. Johannson, Johannson, Taylor, Rust & Fagerlund, Crookston, for respondent Crookston Times.

John D. Waller, William E. McKechnie & Associates, P.A., Grand Forks, ND, for respondent McDaniel.

Edward N. Mansur, William R. Space, Mansur and O'Leary, P.A., St. Paul, for amicus curiae Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association.

Considered and decided by TOUSSAINT, Chief Judge, SCHUMACHER, Judge, and HUSPENI, Judge.

OPINION

SCHUMACHER, Judge

Appellant Gerardo Moreno challenges adverse judgment on the pleadings of his defamation claim against respondents Crookston Times Printing Co., d/b/a Crookston Daily Times, and Dennis McDaniel. We conclude that the description of the fair-report privilege found in the Restatement (Second) of Torts § 611 (1977) does not represent the law in Minnesota. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

Moreno is a Crookston police...

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