TARANTO v. NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH

No. S-8172.

992 P.2d 1111 (1999)

Sheila TARANTO, d/b/a Tundra Taxi, Appellant, v. NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 17, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Stepovich, Stepovich Law Office, Fairbanks, for Appellant.

Scott J. Nordstrand, Owens & Turner, P.C., Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before MATTHEWS, Chief Justice, COMPTON, EASTAUGH, FABE, and BRYNER, Justices.


OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A North Slope Borough employee wrote and publicly displayed a petition accusing a Barrow taxicab operator of illegal sales of alcohol and drugs. The operator sued the borough for defamation. The borough successfully moved for complete summary judgment, but we reversed on appeal. Following remand, the borough again successfully moved for complete summary judgment. We

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