Legal Opinion
Rhinehart v. Seattle Times, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 13, 1990No. [22258-9-I; 22401-8-IPublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grosse, A.C.J.
Appellants Keith Milton Rhinehart and The Aquarian Foundation appeal the trial court's order dismissing their actions against The Seattle Times, Inc., and its reporters Erik Lacitis (Rhinehart II—filed in 1982) and Ross Anderson (Rhinehart III—filed in 1986) for alleged defamation and the damages resulting therefrom. Rhinehart III was dismissed on summary judgment. Rhinehart II was dismissed for failure to obey the court's discovery order under CR 37.
Rhinehart is the leader of a Seattle-based spiritualist organization, The Aquarian Foundation. Rhinehart and The Aquarian…
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