Legal Opinion
Dunlap v. Wayne
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 1986No. 51400-3Published
1Opinion of the Court
105 Wn.2d 529 (1986)
716 P.2d 842
MARLIN DUNLAP, ET AL, Petitioners,
v.
MARVIN A. WAYNE, ET AL, Respondents.
No. 51400-3.
The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
March 27, 1986.
Michael K. Tasker and Hindman & Tasker, for petitioners.
McCush, Kingsbury, O'Connor, Ludwigson, Thompson & Hayes, by John S. Ludwigson, for respondents.
UTTER, J.
Marlin Dunlap, plaintiff below, brought a defamation action against Dr. Marvin Wayne. The trial court ruled that a qualified privilege protected any communication of the defendant's, and dismissed the action on summary judgment. The Court of Appeals affirmed,…
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