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FRANKLIN v. BLANK

No. 1391.

525 P.2d 945 (1974)

86 N.M. 585

James E. FRANKLIN, D.O., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William F. BLANK, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

August 7, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Resta, Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellant.

William S. Dixon, Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb, P.A. Albuquerque, for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

LOPEZ, Judge.

The defendant a medical doctor, wrote and published an allegedly defamatory letter reporting alleged incidents of incompetence and unethical and illegal activities by the plaintiff. The plaintiff is a doctor of osteopathy and the coroner of Bernalillo County.

The trial court granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment, holding that the letter was published on an absolutely privileged occasion. Plaintiff appeals. We affirm...

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