TAIT v. KING BROADCASTING

No. 120-40742-1

1 Wn. App. 250 (1969)

460 P.2d 307

DONALD TAIT, Appellant, v. KING BROADCASTING CO., et al., Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One, Panel 2.

November 3, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tonkoff, Holst, Hanson & Dauber, for appellant.

Riddell, Williams, Voorhees, Ivie & Bullitt, for respondents.


UTTER, J.

This is a libel action brought by Donald Tait against Irving Clark, Jr. and his employer KING Broadcasting Company. A motion for summary judgment by Clark and KING was granted and Tait has appealed.

Two issues are presented on appeal. Is Tait a public figure as a matter of law, in which event he is able to recover only if he can prove malice, and is he entitled to a jury trial on the issue of malice?<...

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