Prins v. Holland-North America Mortgage Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Frater, J., entered November 22, 1917, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action for libel.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The action is for libel. The defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, having its principal office at Grorinchem therein. It is engaged in the business of loaning money on first mortgage security. It has a branch office at Seattle, in this state, of which the plaintiff: was formerly sole manager, and at the time of the publication claimed to be libelous, was co-manager with one Wabeke. The publication complained of is a letter written by the defendant at its main office and sent to its branch office at Seattle. The letter was written in the Dutch…
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