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CLAMPITT v. THURSTON COUNTY

No. 47860-1.

98 Wn.2d 638 (1983)

658 P.2d 641

DELBERT CLAMPITT, ET AL, Respondents, v. THURSTON COUNTY, Defendant, DAVID L. HENDRICK, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 3, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford L. Stilz, Jr. (of Fristoe, Taylor & Schultz, Ltd., P.S.), for petitioner.

Davies, Pearson & Anderson, P.S., by Richard H. Benedetti, for respondents.

UTTER, J.

This case requires application and explication of our holding in Senear v. Daily Journal-American, 97 Wn.2d 148, 641 P.2d 1180 (1982) that a reporter has a qualified privilege against disclosure of the identity of a confidential source. The lower court issued an order compelling petitioner David Hendrick, a reporter for The Daily Olympian...

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