Clarkston Community Corp. v. Asotin County Port District

Plaintiff Clarkston Community Corporation, appeals from a summary judgment of dismissal in its action against Asotin County Port District, its attorney and manager, for willfully and maliciously slandering its title to four parcels of land along the Snake River in Asotin County. The four parcels of land in question lie within the taking line of an army corps of engineers’ project.

The facts pertinent to this case are as follows:

September 10, 1968, Jay R. Jones, defendant’s counsel, in a letter to the District Engineer, Walla Walla District Corps of Engineers, made the following statement:

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