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HAGEBAK v. STONE

No. 22,486.

61 P.3d 201 (2002)

133 N.M. 75

2003-NMCA-007

Robert HAGEBAK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Anita STONE, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

December 9, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Allen, The Law Office of Richard A. Allen, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.

Jack N. Hardwick Sommer, Udall & Hardwick, P.A., Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee.

OPINION

BOSSON, Chief Judge.

{1} This appeal involves two overlapping claims in tort: defamation and prima facie tort. In granting summary judgment against Robert Hagebak on his defamation claim, the district court held, as a matter of first impression in New Mexico, that intracorporate communications among corporate employees and agents are not "published" to third parties, and therefore cannot be the basis for a claim in defamation. The district...

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