Keys v. Chrysler Credit Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that there is “an absolute privilege for defamatory statements uttered in the course of a trial -or contained in pleadings, affidavits or other documents directly related to the case”
• applying absolute immunity to the issuance of a 'writ garnishing wages post-judgment
• no cause of action would lie for abuse of process when “there [was] no evidence of any improper use or perversion of the process after it was issued”
• privilege extends to post judgment proceedings

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).