Legal Opinion
Coffman v. Spokane Chronicle Publishing Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 6, 1911No. 9173PublishedCited by 16 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Carey, J., entered August 1, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, for five thousand dollars, in an action for libel.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
— Action by Elizabeth L. Coffman and Thomas J. Coffman, her husband, against the Spokane Chronicle Publishing Company, a corporation, to recover damages arising from a libelous article published by the defendant. The defendant, being the owner of the Spokane Chronicle, a daily newspaper, published certain articles, on September 18, 1908, January 9, February 27, and May 8, 1909, as follows:
“Young Lady Claims Breach oe Promise.
“For failure to carry out his promise to make her his wife, Jeanette DeCamp has started suit against Thomas J. Coffman of the Howard Coffman Implement Company to recover…
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