LaMON v. BUTLER

No. 7520-2-II.

44 Wn. App. 654 (1986)

722 P.2d 1373

EDWARD LaMON, ET AL, Appellants, v. BETTY BUTLER, ET AL, Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

July 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack L. Burtch, for appellants.

Curtis M. Janhunen and Charette, Brown, Edwards, Lewis & Janhunen, for respondents.


REED, J.

Edward and Lorraine LaMon appeal the summary judgment dismissing their defamation action against The Daily World and its employee, Betty Butler. We affirm.

The LaMons filed an action for defamation on September 24, 1981, based upon the publication of an article on September 25, 1979, by The Daily World, a newspaper of general circulation in Grays Harbor County. The article discussed a Westport city council meeting during which a

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