LaMON v. BUTLER

No. 53196-0.

112 Wn.2d 193 (1989)

770 P.2d 1027

EDWARD LAMON, ET AL, Petitioners, v. BETTY BUTLER, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 30, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack L. Burtch, for petitioners.

Brown, Edwards, Lewis & Janhunen, by Curtis M. Janhunen, for respondents.

P. Cameron DeVore, Marshall J. Nelson, and Stuart R. Dunwoody on behalf of Allied Daily Newspapers, amici curiae for respondents.


DURHAM, J.

The plaintiffs in this case brought a defamation action against a newspaper and one of its reporters. The trial court dismissed the plaintiffs' cause of action by summary judgment. The Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that the plaintiffs had failed to make a prima facie showing of the defendants' fault. We affirm.1

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