This is a libel action brought by plaintiff, a candidate for public office, against the publisher and editor of Keizertimes, a weekly newspaper. The trial judge granted defendant's motion for directed verdict but denied his claim for attorney fees. Defendant appeals the denial of attorney fees. Plaintiff cross-appeals the granting of the directed verdict.
On January 12, 1983, a week before a city council...
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