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SMITH v. DURDEN

No. 32,594.

276 P.3d 943 (2012)

2012-NMSC-010

Walter F. SMITH, III, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Will DURDEN, Denise Durden, William A. DeVries, and Marion DeVries, Defendants-Appellees.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

March 5, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Gilstrap, P.C., William G. Gilstrap , Daymon B. Ely , Albuquerque, NM, for Appellant.

Thornton & Baehr, P.C., Emily A. Franke , Jane A. Laflin , Butt, Albuquerque, NM, for Appellees.

Hal Simmons , Albuquerque, NM, for Amici New Mexico Press Association and New Mexico Broadcasters Association.

OPINION

SERNA, Justice.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff Walter F. Smith, III, a former priest of St. Francis Episcopal Church in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, brought this defamation action against Will Durden and William DeVries, St. Francis Vestry members, and Denise Durden and Marion DeVries, members of the parish (Defendants). The issue before the Court is whether New Mexico requires a showing of injury to one's reputation to establish liability for defamation...

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