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KITTINGER v. BOEING

No. 5830-1.

21 Wn. App. 484 (1978)

585 P.2d 812

ROGER W. KITTINGER, Appellant, v. THE BOEING COMPANY, ET AL, Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

October 9, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kleist & Davis and John J. Caldbick, for appellant.

Lycette, Diamond & Sylvester, John T. Petrie, and Richard M. Foreman, for respondents.

Robert H. Aronson on behalf of University of Washington School of Law, amicus curiae.

RINGOLD, J.

The Boeing Company, Darrell Cole and Jane Doe Cole were granted summary judgment in an order dismissing Roger W. Kittinger's libel action against them due to the bar of the 2-year statute of limitations. RCW 4.16.010, .100. This appeal presents the question of whether the discovery rule should be used to determine when a cause of action for libel accrues.

Roger W. Kittinger was hired by Boeing on November 2, 1972. He received a layoff notice in...

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