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DEAN v. DEARING

Record No. 011154.

561 S.E.2d 686 (2002)

263 Va. 485

Donald A. DEAN, Jr. v. M. Lee DEARING.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 19, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Helsey (A. Gene Hart, on briefs), Harrisonburg, for appellant.

David P. Corrigan (Michelle P. Wiltshire, Richmond; Harman, Claytor, Corrigan & Wellman, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

LACY, Justice.

In this case, we are asked to determine whether a public official can use the "small group theory" to meet the "of and concerning" element of a claim for defamation.

Following his confrontation with and arrest by the Elkton chief of police, M. Lee Dearing, the mayor of Elkton, made a number of statements alleging corruption, dishonesty, and felonious conduct by the Elkton police department. From February...

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