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DAILY JOUR. OF COMMERCE v. DAILY JOURNAL

No. 38754-5-I.

936 P.2d 1179 (1997)

86 Wash.App. 324

DAILY JOURNAL OF COMMERCE, INC., a Washington corporation, Respondent, v. DAILY JOURNAL CORPORATION, a South Carolina corporation, d/b/a Washington Journal, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

May 12, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Dwyer and Michael King, Seattle, for Appellant.

Marshall Nelson, Seattle, Amicus Curiae, Allied Daily Newspaper.

James Phillips and Alan Wicks, Seattle, for Respondent.

WEBSTER, Judge.

In 1961, the legislature added a new qualification for newspapers that wanted to publish legal announcements: newspapers must contain "news of general interest as contrasted with news of interest primarily to an organization, group or class."1 This qualification requires a publication to dedicate itself to topics in such a way as to ensnare a broad based readership. Because the legislature intended to disqualify special...

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