SMITH v. HODGES

No. 2005-CA-000057-MR.

199 S.W.3d 185 (2005)

Drew W. SMITH, Appellant, v. Carol Ann HODGES, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Discretionary Review Denied by Supreme Court August 17, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Hemminger, Louisville, KY, for Appellant.

David B. Mour, Louisville, KY, for Appellee.

Before GUIDUGLI and MINTON, Judges; ROSENBLUM, Senior Judge.


OPINION

GUIDUGLI, Judge.

This case involves the application of the absolute privilege afforded to defamatory statements made by a witness in the course of a judicial proceeding. Having determined that Kentucky still follows the American Rule and that the statements at issue were relevant and pertinent to the subject of inquiry, we affirm.

On March 29, 2004, Drew W. Smith, the President and CEO of Bob Smith Chevrolet, Inc., filed suit against...

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