Legal Opinion

Clampitt v. Thurston County

Washington Supreme Court

Decided February 3, 1983No. 47860-1Published

1Opinion of the Court

98 Wn.2d 638 (1983)

658 P.2d 641

DELBERT CLAMPITT, ET AL, Respondents,

v.

THURSTON COUNTY, Defendant, DAVID L. HENDRICK, Petitioner.

No. 47860-1.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 3, 1983.

Clifford L. Stilz, Jr. (of Fristoe, Taylor & Schultz, Ltd., P.S.), for petitioner.

Davies, Pearson & Anderson, P.S., by Richard H. Benedetti, for respondents.

UTTER, J.

This case requires application and explication of our holding in Senear v. Daily Journal-American, 97 Wn.2d 148, 641 P.2d 1180 (1982) that a reporter has a qualified privilege against disclosure of the identity of a confidential…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Herbert v. LandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Bruno & Stillman, Inc. v. Globe Newspaper Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
  3. Zerilli v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
  4. Edward L. Carey v. Britt Hume, Jack AndersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  5. Murray W. (Dusty) Miller v. Transamerican Press, Inc., Transamerican Press of Texas, Inc. And Mike ParkhurstCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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