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Brower v. Ackerley

Washington Court of Appeals

943 P.2d 1141 (1997)

Torts
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Jordan Brower (plaintiff), a vocal critic of billboard advertising in Seattle, sued Christopher and Theodore Ackerley (defendants), sons of a billboard company founder, for assault, alleging they made threatening and harassing phone calls to him for nearly 20 months after he began investigating and suing over the company's billboard-permit violations. The trial court dismissed the assault complaint, and Brower appealed.

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Whether words alone are enough to make an actor liable for assault.

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