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HEARST CORP. v. HOPPE

No. 45379.

90 Wn.2d 123 (1978)

580 P.2d 246

HEARST CORPORATION, Respondent, v. HARLEY HOPPE, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 1, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher T. Bayley, Prosecuting Attorney, and Russell A. Austin, Jr., Special Deputy, for appellant.

Foster, Pepper & Riviera, Camden M. Hall, and Peter S. Ehrlichman, for respondent.

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, Richard H. Holmquist, Senior Assistant, Robert E. Schillberg, Prosecuting Attorney for Snohomish County, Elmer E. Johnston, Jr., Deputy, P. Cameron DeVore and Marshall J. Nelson on behalf of Allied Daily Newspapers, Jennings P. Felix on behalf of Washington Association of County Officials and Washington Association of County Assessors, and Stephen K. Strong and David F. Stobaugh on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union, amici curiae.

UTTER, J.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, respondent herein, sought under certain relevant statutes disclosure of information contained in records of the King County Assessor's office. The assessor refused to disclose the information and respondent brought suit in superior court against the assessor to force disclosure of the information. The superior court judge ordered the assessor to disclose the material sought, with minor exceptions. Appellant assessor then sought...

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