Baker v. Tremco Inc.’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “Whether [Ousley] called [Melton] a "cheat" or "a cheater", or that [Ousley] "was cheating the system", is not critical to this Court's decision, because it is not in dispute that the plain, natural, and intended meaning of [Ousley's] statements was that [Melton] "was cheating the PGA classification system." * x * The Indiana Section of the PGA, the National PGA Board of Control and the National PGA Board of Directors, all found that [Melton] was not eligibly employed and did not meet the requirements for an Indiana PGA Member A6 classification for 2006 and 2007. A review of the income earned by [Melton] in 2005 and 2006 support the indisputable fact that [Melton] was earning his living by playing golf and not by teaching golf. That was true for 2005 and 2006. [Melton] did not meet the employment eligibility requirements for an A-6 classification in Indiana for 2006, and he failed to provide the Indiana Section of the PGA sufficient documentation to support his employment eligibility for an A-6 classification for 2007. That's the truth. As a matter of law, [Ousley] is entitled to summary judgment on [Melton's] claim for defamation because [Ousley's] statements were true. [Melton] is also seeking to recover from [Ousley] based upon a claim of tortious interference with a business relationship. In order to recover for tor-tious interference, a plaintiff must show: (1) the existence of a valid relationship; (2) defendant's knowledge of the exis tence of the relationship; (3) defe”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Melton v. Ousley

2. “shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Ohio.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Baker v. Tremco Inc.