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LONSDALE v. SWART

93-03-10415; CA A85415.

922 P.2d 1263 (1996)

143 Or. App. 331

Harry LONSDALE, Appellant, v. Rick SWART and Wallowa County Chieftain, Inc., an Oregon corporation, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided September 4, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David C. Force, Eugene, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

John R. Barker, Portland, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Bittner & Barker, P.C.

Before RIGGS, P.J., and LANDAU and LEESON, JJ.

LANDAU, Judge.

Plaintiff Harry Lonsdale sued defendants the Wallowa County Chieftain, Inc. (the Chieftain), a local newspaper, and Rick Swart, its editor, for defamation. The trial court dismissed Swart from the action on the ground that he had not properly been served with summons and complaint. It then entered summary judgment for the Chieftain on the merits of the defamation claim. Plaintiff appeals, arguing that the trial court erred both in dismissing Swart and...

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