Legal Opinion
Benjamin v. Cowles Publishing Co.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 20, 1984No. 5422-5-IIIPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Green, A.C.J.
This defamation action arises from a column written by Chris Peck and published in the Spokesman-Review concerning a shoplifting incident that occurred in Henry Benjamin's Ben Franklin store in Cheney. Mr. Benjamin, alleging the article was defamatory, sought damages from Cowles Publishing Company, a publisher of the newspaper, and Mr. Peck. A substantial jury verdict for Mr. Benjamin was set aside and a judgment notwithstanding the verdict was entered by the court. Mr. *918Benjamin appeals.
The primary issue on appeal is whether the column published by the newspaper was the…
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