62 N.M. 47
304 P.2d 572
Decided September 10, 1956
New Mexico Supreme Court · decided 1956-09-10
Key passage — most relied on by later courts
““Assuming for the purpose of our opinion that a qualified privilege exists in Racing -Stewards while pursuing investigations of law violations at the track, whether what was said at the time and place in question was made in the exercise of that privilege, was a question for the trier of the facts which found it was not.” (Emphasis added.)”
quoted by 1 later decision, including Stewart v. Ging
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1956-09-10
Cited by 8 later decisions — most recently January 1974
8 state decisions
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¶1On Rehearing
¶2Appellant has moved for a rehearing but we find it without merit. Assuming for the purpose of our opinion that a qualified privilege exists in Racing Stewards while pursuing investigations of law violations at. the track, whether what was said at the time and place in question was mad.e in the exercise of that privilege, was a question for the trier of the facts which found it was not. With this conclusion we agree.
¶3The motion will be dehied and It Is So' Ordered. - '