Carr v. Educational Theatre Assn.

Citations

• 215 N.E.3d 584
• 2023 Ohio 1681

Syllabus

DEFAMATION – DEFAMATION PER SE – FALSE STATEMENT – INNOCENT INTERPRETATION: Plaintiff's defamation per se claim fails where plaintiff effectively acknowledged that the complained of statement was not defamatory \by the very meaning of the words used.\ Where an email written by defendants had an innocent interpretation, it was not defamatory per se against the plaintiff. Defamation by implication is, more or less, a claim for defamation per quod, which plaintiff did not pursue.