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SENEAR v. DAILY JOURNAL AMERICAN

No. 47503-2.

97 Wn.2d 148 (1982)

641 P.2d 1180

JOHN A. SENEAR, Petitioner, v. THE DAILY JOURNAL — AMERICAN, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 4, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diamond & Sylvester, by Lyle L. Iversen, for petitioner.

Klingberg & Reitsch, by Gerry A. Reitsch and Davis, Wright, Todd, Riese & Jones, by P. Cameron DeVore and Daniel Waggoner, for respondent.

DOLLIVER, J.

John A. Senear was business agent for Local 587 of the Amalgamated Transit Workers Union in King County. Late in 1977, the union was engaged in collective bargaining negotiations with Metro, a municipal corporation providing mass transit in King County. On January 2, 1978, the Daily Journal-American, a Bellevue newspaper, published a story which included an accusation by "one well-placed union source" that a "deal" had been made with Metro management...

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