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GRANDE v. STATE

No. 1 CA-CIV 3057.

115 Ariz. 394 (1977)

565 P.2d 900

Arthur GRANDE, Sr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Arizona, V.L. Nielsen, Jr., Bob Kennedy, John N. Hazelett, L. Waldo DeWitt, Gary Nelson, John O'Dowd and Bernard H. Keegan, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department A.

Rehearing Denied June 1, 1977.

Review Denied June 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russo, Cox, Dickerson & Cartin, P.C. by Thomas G. Cox, Tucson, for appellant.

Jennings, Strouss & Salmon by John S. Hobbs and Jack E. McCall, Phoenix, for appellees.

OPINION

HAIRE, Judge.

The issue in this case is whether the defense of absolute privilege is available to the defendants, officials of the Arizona State Tax Commission, in an action against them for libelous statements appearing in the Notice of Dismissal which they filed with the State Personnel Board in connection with a hearing on plaintiff's discharge.

The plaintiff, Arthur Grande, had been employed as a tax collector for the state of Arizona for...

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