VERN SIMS FORD v. HAGEL

No. 13039-1-I.

42 Wn. App. 675 (1986)

713 P.2d 736

VERN SIMS FORD, INC., ET AL, Respondents, v. FRED HAGEL, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

January 27, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weinrich, Gilmore & Adolph, P.S., Robert J. Adolph, and Kevin Sullivan, for appellant.

Stiles & Stiles and William A. Stiles, for respondents.


SWANSON, J.

Fred Hagel appeals the Superior Court judgment awarding damages for defamation to Vern Sims Ford, Inc., Bobby Martin, and Daniel F. Sims. Hagel claims that the damages award was error since his alleged defamatory statements were substantially true, were reasonably believed by him to be true, and were constitutionally protected opinions, and no proof of actual damages was shown.

In 1978 Daniel Sims was the manager of, and Martin was a salesman for...

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