PORTER v. JOY REALTY, INC.


872 A.2d 846 (2005)

Lee PORTER, Lee's Home Inspection Services, Appellant, v. JOY REALTY, INC., and Joyce Overdorff, Appellees.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 11, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neal A. Sanders, Butler, for appellant.

Donald J. Balsley, Pittsburgh, for appellees.

BEFORE: MUSMANNO, LALLYGREEN, and McCAFFERY, JJ.


OPINION BY McCAFFERY, J.:

¶ 1 In this appeal, we must determine whether the "publication" element of a defamation cause of action may be proven using only circumstantial evidence when the quantity and quality of such evidence is substantial. In this case, Appellant, Lee Porter ("Porter"), claims that the circumstantial evidence which he presented in support of his defamation claim should have been deemed to be sufficient to avoid summary judgment. After careful...

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