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ISSA v. BENSON

No. E2012-01672-COA-R3-CV

420 S.W.3d 23 (2013)

Bassam ISSA v. Jack BENSON, Sr.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section, at Knoxville.

June 24, 2013.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court November 15, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Anderson and Joseph W. Dickson , Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellant, Bassam Issa.

Travis R. McDonough , Zachary H. Greene , and, Jack Benson, Jr. , Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the appellee, Jack Benson, Sr.

Phillip A. Noblett and Patrick P.H. Bobo , Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Amicus Curiae, City of Chattanooga, in support of appellee, Jack Benson, Sr.

OPINION

D. MICHAEL SWINEY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., P.J., and THOMAS R. FRIERSON, II, J., joined.

This appeal concerns alleged defamation and the applicability of both the legislative privilege and the litigation privilege. Bassam Issa ("Issa"), a developer seeking rezoning of certain real property, sued Chattanooga City Councilman Jack Benson, Sr. ("Benson") in the Circuit Court for Hamilton County ("the Trial...

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