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Grayson v. Curtis Publishing Co.

436 P.2d 756, 72 Wash. 2d 999, 1967 Wash. LEXIS 885
CourtWashington Supreme Court
DecidedDecember 30, 1967
Docket38791
StatusPublished
Cited by40 cases

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Grayson v. Curtis Publishing Co., 436 P.2d 756, 72 Wash. 2d 999, 1967 Wash. LEXIS 885 (Wash. 1967).

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Hunter, J.

This libel action arises from an article in the Saturday Evening Post, published by Curtis Publishing Co., and Curtis Circulation Co., defendants (appellants), referred to hereafter as “Curtis,” which reported in its January 5-12, 1963 edition a referee’s description and criticisms of “Basketball’s Bullies, reckless coaches, rowdy players and riotous fans [who] disgrace our colleges . . . .” John Grayson, the plaintiff (respondent), and head basket[1000]*1000ball coach at the University of Washington at the time of the publication in 1963, was prominently named in the article as an example of “explosive bench behavior”—a coach’s reaction to adverse decisions by a referee—which contributes to the country-wide “scandal” of “rabble-rousing” and violence that erupt at these emotion-filled contests. The referee, Al Lightner, told the story of his personal involvement to Al Stump, a free-lance writer, the pertinent part of which reads as follows:

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