Legal Opinion
Himango v. Prime Time Broadcasting, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 9, 1984No. 11227-9-IPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRingold, J.
The defendant Prime Time Broadcasting, Inc. (Prime Time) appeals the judgment after a jury verdict awarding the plaintiff, Clayton Himango, damages for allegedly defamatory statements broadcast over defendant's radio station. Himango cross-appeals the court's reduction of the jury verdict. We find no error and affirm.
Clayton Himango was an Everett police officer on the vice and gambling unit at the time the incidents giving rise to this lawsuit occurred. Himango, as department representative, went to the Holiday Inn to register himself and some other officers for an interstate police…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- State Ex Rel. Carroll v. JunkerWashington Supreme Court · 1971
- Mark v. Seattle TimesWashington Supreme Court · 1981
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