Legal Opinion
Jolly v. Fossum
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 9, 1964No. 36603PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
Defendants appeal from a judgment entered after a jury verdict in the trial of consolidated cases involving the two-pronged law of defamation.
The first action against defendant Fossum is based upon alleged slanderous statements made to a deputy prosecuting attorney of King County concerning plaintiff’s alleged unauthorized use of property of the town of Pacific, where he was the electric light superintendent and lineman. April 11, 1956, a criminal complaint was filed against plaintiff charging him with “misconduct of a public officer”; plaintiff was never arrested. December 18, 1957, the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Vogel v. GruazSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Ward v. Painters' Local Union No. 300Washington Supreme Court · 1953
- Owens v. Scott Publishing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1955
- Ecuyer v. New York Life InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1918
- Byrne v. FunkWashington Supreme Court · 1905
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Taskett v. King Broadcasting Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1976
- Haueter v. Cowles Publishing Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1991
- Getchell v. Auto Bar Systems Northwest, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1968
- Kauzlarich v. YarbroughCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
- Kauzlarich v. YarbroughCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
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