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O'BRIEN v. TRIBUNE PUBLISHING

No. 381-2.

7 Wn. App. 107 (1972)

499 P.2d 24

ROBERT W. O'BRIEN, Appellant, v. THE TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY et al., Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

June 15, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Argal D. Oberquell (of Oberquell & Ahlf), for appellant.

Robert Ratcliffe, Patrick C. Comfort (of Comfort, Dolack, Hansler & Billett), and Valen H. Honeywell (of Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson, O'Hern & Johnson), for respondents.

ARMSTRONG, J.

This is an appeal from two consolidated libel suits in which summary judgment was granted in favor of the defendants.

[1] The appeal centers upon a determination of whether certain alleged defamatory statements made by defendants concerned an event of public or general interest, and if so, whether plaintiff is entitled to a jury trial on the issue of malice. The ultimate question is whether, resolving all factual doubts against the...

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