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· 10/15/1975

Cowman v. Lavine

Citations

  • 234 N.W.2d 114
  • 1975 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1027

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding city council member entitled to qualified privilege for statements made about police chiefs criminal history at a city council meeting
  • truth of a statement is a defense in justification in a slander action that must be specially pleaded in order to be raised, citing Iowa R. Crv. P. 101

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Judges: McCOR-MICK, Moore, Rees, Reynoldson, Uh-Lenhopp

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