Legal Opinion
Lowe v. Rowe
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 6, 2012No. 30282-2-IIIPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKorsmo, C.J.
¶1 — Gary Lowe sued Carl Rowe Jr. after Mr. Rowe asked law enforcement to serve a trespass notice on Mr. Lowe. The trial court on summary judgment dismissed the ensuing defamation action on the basis of Washington’s anti-SLAPP1 statute, RCW 4.24.510. We uphold the application of the anti-SLAPP immunity to these facts but remand the statutory damages for trial because a factual question exists that precludes summary judgment.
*256FACTS
¶2 This dispute has its genesis in a will. Mr. Vernon Marll died and left old vehicles valued at approximately $10,000 to his nephew, Mr. Lowe. Title to the inherited…
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