Legal Opinion
J-U-B Engineers, Inc. v. Routsen
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 23, 1993No. 11450-3-IIIPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShields, C.J.
In this defamation action, J-U-B Engineers, Inc., appeals the denial of its motion for entry of default judgment. J-U-B contends the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to enter judgment pursuant to CR 55(b), and that it erroneously found the defendant's comments absolutely privileged as a matter of law. We disagree with the trial court's reasoning but affirm on other grounds.
J-U-B sued Dr. Ronald Routson 1 for criticisms he made before the Benton County Board of Adjustment in a public hearing on a zoning change, seeking damages in an unspecified amount. Dr. Routson neither appeared…
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