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Herndon v. City of Everett

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One
Sep 9, 2002
113 Wn. App. 1031 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002)

Summary

concluding that publication of a falsehood to seven individuals is insufficient, because the tort requires "publication must be 'to a substantial number of people'"

Summary of this case from Washburn v. Gymboree Retail Stores, Inc.

Opinion

No. 49406-6-I.

September 9, 2002.

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court for Snohomish County, No. 99-2-03243-6, Joseph A. Thibodeau, J., entered September 18, 2001.


Affirmed by unpublished opinion per Ellington, J., concurred in by Cox, A.C.J., and Kennedy, J.


Summaries of

Herndon v. City of Everett

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One
Sep 9, 2002
113 Wn. App. 1031 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002)

concluding that publication of a falsehood to seven individuals is insufficient, because the tort requires "publication must be 'to a substantial number of people'"

Summary of this case from Washburn v. Gymboree Retail Stores, Inc.
Case details for

Herndon v. City of Everett

Case Details

Full title:LLOYD C. HERNDON, Appellant v. CITY OF EVERETT, a municipal corporation…

Court:The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One

Date published: Sep 9, 2002

Citations

113 Wn. App. 1031 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002)
113 Wash. App. 1031

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