Legal Opinion
Bank of Oregon v. Independent News, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided October 12, 1983No. A 7908-03679; CA A24067PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRichardson, P. J.
Plaintiffs in this libel action are Bank of Oregon and its president, Wadsworth. They allege that they were defamed by an article written by defendants Buel and Meeker and published in defendant Independent News, Inc.’s weekly newspaper Willamette Week. The article was based in the main on information furnished defendants by Richard Cross, a customer of the bank. A foreclosure action by the bank was pending against Cross at the time he gave the information to defendants. Defendants’ article was to the general effect that plaintiffs had engaged in a series of wrongful acts to divert Cross’…
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