Court of Appeals of Tennessee September 27, 2001 (Murray v. Lineberry)

OPINION

BEN H. CANTRELL, P.J., M.S.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which WILLIAM B. CAIN, and PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, JJ., joined.

This appeal arises from a defamation action. The appellant sued the appellee for slander after the appellee aired a series of political advertisements including statements about the appellant, a deputy sheriff.