Legal Opinion
Tilton v. Cowles Publishing Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 18, 1969No. 39571PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNeill, J.
Plaintiffs are members of the executive committee of the Spokane Area Public Safety Council seeking damages for an alleged libel contained in a story printed in The Spokesman-Review, a newspaper published by the defendant.
The Spokane Area Public Safety Council is an organization made up of all the members of Fraternal Order of *709Police Lodge No. 1 and Fire Fighters Local 29. The latter two groups are the policemen’s and firemen’s unions in Spokane. The Public. Safety Council is financed by funds from both unions. Its main objective through the years has been the preservation of the civil…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by51 opinions
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