· 4/12/1915
Houghton v. Humphries
Citations
- 85 Wash. 50
- 147 P. 641
- 1915 Wash. LEXIS 1253
Syllabus
<p>Libel and Slander — Privilege—Judges. A judge of a court is absolutely exempt from liability in damages for words' of a slanderous nature spoken by bim of one of tbe attorneys in tbe course of a judicial proceeding over wbicb be was presiding.</p>
Judges: Parker
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