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LaMon v. Butler

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided July 31, 1986No. 7520-2-IIPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.

Edward and Lorraine LaMon appeal the summary judgment dismissing their defamation action against The Daily World and its employee, Betty Butler. We affirm.

The LaMons filed an action for defamation on September 24, 1981, based upon the publication of an article on September 25, 1979, by The Daily World, a newspaper of general circulation in Grays Harbor County. The article discussed a Westport city council meeting during which a number of Westport citizens explored the possibility of community fund-raising to provide a bond to cover a judgment obtained by the LaMons against Westport police…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Calder v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Bender v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. LaMon v. ButlerWashington Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Rouch v. Enquirer & NewsMichigan Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Schmalenberg v. Tacoma News, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1997
  4. LaMon v. City of WestportCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1986
  5. LaMon v. ButlerWashington Supreme Court · 1988

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