LEHMANN v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES

No. 45107.

89 Wn.2d 874 (1978)

576 P.2d 397

DONALD L. LEHMANN, ET AL, Appellants, v. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WHITMAN COLLEGE, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 30, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McAdams & Schacht and Ronald K. McAdams, for appellants.

Williams & Golden, by Robert J. Williams and Eugene T. Golden, for respondents.


BRACHTENBACH, J.

Plaintiff husband (plaintiff) was dismissed from his tenured position as a professor at Whitman College. Plaintiff sued for reinstatement and for $2 million damages for libel and damage to his professional standing. The libel claim was dismissed upon defendants' summary judgment motion and was not appealed. The trial court upheld the dismissal of plaintiff, denied damages and dealt with other details which we will discuss later. In essence, we affirm...

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