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TASKETT v. KING BROADCASTING CO.

No. 43702.

86 Wn.2d 439 (1976)

546 P.2d 81

WILLIAM TASKETT, Appellant, v. KING BROADCASTING COMPANY, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 11, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Stevenson, for appellant.

Davis, Wright, Todd, Riese & Jones, Evan L. Schwab, and Marshall J. Nelson, for respondents.

HUNTER, J.

The plaintiff (appellant), William Taskett, appeals from a summary judgment entered by the Superior Court for King County in favor of the defendants (respondents), KING Broadcasting Company and James Harriott, KING's anchorman on the evening news. The plaintiff's action sounds in libel, and this appeal raises the question of whether "actual malice" needs to be established when the statement was directed at a private person, yet pertains to an issue of public...

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