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BENJAMIN v. COWLES PUBLISHING CO.

No. 5422-5-III.

37 Wn. App. 916 (1984)

684 P.2d 739

HENRY BENJAMIN, Appellant, v. COWLES PUBLISHING COMPANY, ET AL, Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

As amended by order July 20, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Ewing and Huppin, Ewing, Anderson & Hergert, for appellant.

E. Glenn Harmon, Duane M. Swinton, Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole, P. Cameron DeVore, Daniel M. Waggoner, and Davis, Wright, Todd, Riese & Jones, for respondents.

[As amended by order of the Court of Appeals July 20, 1984.]

GREEN, A.C.J.

This defamation action arises from a column written by Chris Peck and published in the Spokesman-Review concerning a shoplifting incident that occurred in Henry Benjamin's Ben Franklin store in Cheney. Mr. Benjamin, alleging the article was defamatory, sought damages from Cowles Publishing Company, a publisher of the newspaper, and Mr. Peck. A substantial jury verdict for Mr. Benjamin...

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