HAUETER v. COWLES PUBLISHING CO.

No. 10361-7-III.

61 Wn. App. 572 (1991)

811 P.2d 231

ROY HAUETER, ET AL, Appellants, v. COWLES PUBLISHING COMPANY, ET AL, Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

June 11, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Conklin and Murphy, Bantz & Bury, P.S., for appellants.

Duane M. Swinton and Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole, P.S., for respondents.


MUNSON, J.

Spokane Passport, Inc., and its president, Roy Haueter (collectively referred to as Haueter), appeal from a summary judgment dismissing their libel claims against Cowles Publishing Company and reporter Theresa Goffredo (collectively referred to as the publisher). They contend (1) the court applied the wrong standard of proof, "convincing clarity"; (2) the articles were demonstrably false; (3) statements by the...

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