Abstract
Perjury is a serious criminal offense. Surprisingly, even where clear evidence of perjury exists, no civil action for damages is permitted against a perjurer. A judicially created policy of 400 years duration extends an absolute civil immunity to all participants in any legal proceeding. The author proposes that the absolute civil immunity should be limited to permit a suit in tort against a perjurer, and formulates the elements of such an action.
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19 Ariz. L. Rev. 349 (1977)
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