Legal Opinion
LaMon v. Butler
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 30, 1989No. 53196-0Published
1Opinion of the Court
112 Wn.2d 193 (1989)
770 P.2d 1027
EDWARD LAMON, ET AL, Petitioners,
v.
BETTY BUTLER, ET AL, Respondents.
No. 53196-0.
The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
March 30, 1989.
Jack L. Burtch, for petitioners.
Brown, Edwards, Lewis & Janhunen, by Curtis M. Janhunen, for respondents.
P. Cameron DeVore, Marshall J. Nelson, and Stuart R. Dunwoody on behalf of Allied Daily Newspapers, amici curiae for respondents.
DURHAM, J.
The plaintiffs in this case brought a defamation action against a newspaper and one of its reporters. The trial court dismissed the plaintiffs' cause of action by summary judgment. The…
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