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HENDERSON v. TEAMSTERS

No. 45155.

90 Wn.2d 666 (1978)

585 P.2d 147

WILMER E. HENDERSON, Respondent, v. TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFEURS, WAREHOUSEMEN & HELPERS UNION, LOCAL 313, ET AL, Appellants.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

October 12, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vance, Davies, Roberts, Reid & Anderson, by George H. Davies and Herman L. Wacker, Geoffrey Cross, and Hoff & Cross, for appellants.

James M. Caraher, for respondent.

STAFFORD, J.

Teamsters Union Local 313 and three of its officers appeal a jury verdict for defamation. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Plaintiff Wilmer Henderson joined defendant Teamsters Local 313 in 1948. In 1970, he was appointed to fill an unexpired term as defendant Local's recording secretary. At that time he had been employed for 10 years as a union driver for Liquid Air.

Plaintiff sought election when his term as recording secretary...

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