Legal Opinion
Kittinger v. Boeing Co.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 9, 1978No. 5830-1PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRingold, J.
— The Boeing Company, Darrell Cole and Jane Doe Cole were granted summary judgment in an order dismissing Roger W. Kittinger's libel action against them due to the bar of the 2-year statute of limitations. RCW 4.16.010, .100. This appeal presents the question of whether the discovery rule should be used to determine when a cause of action for libel accrues.
Roger W. Kittinger was hired by Boeing on November 2, 1972. He received a layoff notice in mid-May 1974 and was told his division was cutting back in personnel. He had no reason to disbelieve this explanation, and he left the company on…
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