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MULLIN v. WASHINGTON FREE WEEKLY, INC.

No. 00-CV-1199.

785 A.2d 296 (2001)

Joseph MULLIN, Appellant, v. WASHINGTON FREE WEEKLY, INC., et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 8, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Mullin, pro se.

Robert D. Lystad, with whom Bruce W. Sanford and Lee T. Ellis, Jr., Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellee Washington Free Weekly, Inc.

Roger L. Amole, with whom Debra S. Bray was on the brief, for appellees Mark E. Brodsky and Morton Bender.

Before STEADMAN, SCHWELB and FARRELL, Associate Judges.

STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

Allegedly defamatory remarks concerning appellant Joseph Mullin appeared in an article in Washington City Paper (City Paper), published by appellee Washington Free Weekly, Inc. The principal issue before us is whether the statute of limitations began to run on the date of publication or not until appellant learned of the article several days later. We follow the virtually unanimous rule in this country and hold that the statute began...

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