Legal Opinion

Clawson v. Longview Publishing Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 5, 1979No. 43668Published

1Opinion of the Court

91 Wn.2d 408 (1979)

589 P.2d 1223

EUGENE B. CLAWSON, Respondent,

v.

LONGVIEW PUBLISHING COMPANY, ET AL, Appellants.

No. 43668.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 5, 1979.

Klingberg, Houston, Reitsch, Frey & Kenny, by Judson T. Klingberg and Gerry A. Reitsch, for appellants.

Roethler & McCulloch, by Wayne Roethler and Don L. McCulloch and Taylor & Ulin, by Philip E. Hickey, for respondent.

UTTER, J.

This is an appeal from a $10,000 judgment rendered in a defamation action against appellant publishing company and the managing editor of the Longview Daily News, Ted M. Natt. Appellants allege…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964

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