Carr v. Watkins

In Carr v. Watkins, 227 Md. 578, 582, 177 A.2d 841 (1962), the Court held that the qualified privilege enjoyed by certain police officers when performing their duties applies not only to a claim for defamation but also to claims for invasion of privacy, divulging information without legal right, malicious interference with contract of employment, and conspiring to cause termination of employment. The Carr Court observed that "if there was immunity from liability for defamation, there was immunity from liability for the other alleged torts claimed . . . to have been committed" as the "privilege is not limited to immunity from liability for defamation." Id. at 583.