Gold Seal Chinchillas, Inc. v. State

On August 1, 1963, a complaint was filed by the consumer protection division of the Attorney General’s staff charging Gold Seal Chinchilla, Inc., and Gold Seal Chinchilla Association, and one Estel G. Streets (an officer of both corporations) with certain violations of the consumer protection laws, codified in chapter 19.86 RCW. On the same date, the office of the Attorney General issued a press release. It told about the initiation of the suit, the nature of the alleged violations, and it contained information specifically identifying the three defendants (appellants herein). These three…