(DOWNLOAD) "Mendoza v. Gallup Independent Co." by New Mexico Court of Appeals ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Mendoza v. Gallup Independent Co.
- Author : New Mexico Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 16, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
Description
Defendants appeal the trial courts denial of their motion for summary judgment in a defamation action. We granted defendants application for interlocutory appeal, which raised the following two issues: (1) whether the statement at issue constitutes opinion, as a matter of law and, accordingly, whether the trial court erred in denying defendants summary judgment motion; and (2) whether defendants made a prima facie showing that the statement, regardless of its nature, was made absent actual malice. We deem issue one to be dispositive and, accordingly, will not address the remaining issue. We reverse.