BEATTIE v. FLEET NAT. BANK

No. 98-338-Appeal.

746 A.2d 717 (2000)

James BEATTIE v. FLEET NATIONAL BANK et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

March 3, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Kelly, Providence, for plaintiff.

David E. Maglio, III, Providence, Thomas M. Elcock, for defendant.

Before WEISBERGER, C.J. LEDERBERG, BOURCIER, FLANDERS, and GOLDBERG, JJ.


OPINION

FLANDERS, Justice.

This is a defamation action concerning a mortgage lender's derogatory opinion about an allegedly inflated real estate appraisal. The Superior Court dismissed the complaint of the plaintiff, James Beattie (Beattie), an independent real estate appraiser, after it granted summary judgment to the defendants Fleet National Bank, Fleet Mortgage Group, Inc. (Fleet Mortgage or the bank), and Max T. Cornwell (Cornwell). Beattie appeals...

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