Legal Opinion
Margoles v. Hubbart
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 15, 1988No. 53737-2PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andersen, J.—
Facts of Case
This defamation case involves a public official plaintiff and news media defendants. At issue is whether the evidence presented at the summary judgment stage of the case raised a triable issue of fact on the element of actual malice.
The plaintiff, Neil Margóles, was port manager of the Port District of Pend Oreille from November 1, 1978 until his resignation on March 31, 1982. On December 17, 1981, December 24, 1981 and April 8,1982, the Newport Miner, a Newport, Washington newspaper, published articles by reporter James Hubbart that were highly critical of the port…
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