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JOHNSON v. McDONALD

No. 1 CA-CV 99-0178.

3 P.3d 1075 (1999)

197 Ariz. 155

Mya JOHNSON, Mary Nolde Schraven and Kathleen Andersen, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross Appellees, v. A. Melvin McDONALD, Jr. and Jane Doe McDonald; Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, PLLC, Defendants-Appellees, Cross Appellants, Bruce Frankie and Jane Doe Frankie, Defendants-Appellees.

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

Review Denied September 26, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Treon, Strick, Lucia & Aguirre, P.A. by Richard T. Treon and Michael T. DePaoli, Phoenix, for Appellants, Cross Appellees.

Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A. by Don D. Skypeck, Phoenix, for Appellees, Cross Appellants.

Turley, Swan & Childers, P.C. by Christopher J. Bork, Michael J. Childers, Phoenix, for Appellees Frankie.

OPINION

GERBER, Judge.

¶ 1 After appellants promoted an unsuccessful bill in the Arizona Legislature, they alleged that the appellees caused its defeat by defaming them. They sued for defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and violation of constitutional rights. In dismissing the complaint, the trial court held appellees immune from the defamation claim and held further that the facts alleged did not support the emotional distress...

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