KENNEDY v. ZIMMERMANN

No. 98-180.

601 N.W.2d 61 (1999)

Mary KENNEDY, Appellant, v. Richard H. ZIMMERMANN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Frerichs of Frerichs Law Office, P.C., Waterloo, for appellant.

Patrick M. Roby of Elderkin & Pirnie, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellee.

Considered by CARTER, P.J., and LAVORATO, SNELL, CADY, and SCHULTZ, JJ.


CADY, Justice.

Mary Kennedy appeals from a district court order summarily dismissing her defamation suit. She contends the district court erred in granting summary judgment because the statements which served as a basis for the action were defamatory per se and outside the absolute privilege associated with a judicial proceeding. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

Mary Kennedy is an attorney practicing...

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