CLAWSON v. LONGVIEW PUB. CO.

No. 43668.

91 Wn.2d 408 (1979)

589 P.2d 1223

EUGENE B. CLAWSON, Respondent, v. LONGVIEW PUBLISHING COMPANY, ET AL, Appellants.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Klingberg, Houston, Reitsch, Frey & Kenny, by Judson T. Klingberg and Gerry A. Reitsch, for appellants.

Roethler & McCulloch, by Wayne Roethler and Don L. McCulloch and Taylor & Ulin, by Philip E. Hickey, for respondent.


UTTER, J.

This is an appeal from a $10,000 judgment rendered in a defamation action against appellant publishing company and the managing editor of the Longview Daily News, Ted M. Natt. Appellants allege numerous substantive and evidentiary errors in conduct of the trial below. Finding the appeal to be meritorious, we reverse the judgment against the appellants and return this case to the Superior Court for further proceedings consistent with our determination.

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