Legal Opinion
Taskett v. King Broadcasting Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 11, 1976No. 43702PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunter, J.
The plaintiff (appellant), William Taskett, appeals from a summary judgment entered by the Superior Court for King County in favor of the defendants (respondents), KING Broadcasting Company and James Harriott, KING’S anchorman on the evening news. The plaintiff’s action sounds in libel, and this appeal raises the question of whether “actual malice” needs to be established when the statement was directed at a private person, yet pertains to an issue of public concern.
For almost 20 years the plaintiff had been engaged in the advertising business in the Seattle area, owning 95 percent of an…
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