Jolly v. Fossum

63 Wn.2d 537 (1964)

388 P.2d 139

CLARENCE M. JOLLY, Respondent,

v.

LLOYD A. FOSSUM et al., Appellants.

CLARENCE M. JOLLY, Respondent,

v.

VALLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY et al., Appellants.[*]

No. 36603.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

January 9, 1964.

Garvin, Ashley & Foster and Daniel J. Riviera, for appellants.

James J. Keesling, for respondent.

WEAVER, J.

Defendants appeal from a judgment entered after a jury verdict in the trial of consolidated cases involving the two-pronged law of defamation.

The first action against defendant Fossum is based upon alleged slanderous statements made to a…