Legal Opinion
Kurata v. Los Angeles News Publishing Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 28, 1935No. Civ. No. 8761PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHITE, J., pro tem.
Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for certain alleged libelous matters published of and concerning her in “Los Angeles Japanese Daily News”, also known as Rafu Shimpo, a newspaper published in the Japanese language and owned by the corporate defendant Los Angeles News Publishing Company. The defendant Komai is the publisher of the paper.
The case proceeded to trial before a jury and the verdict awarded plaintiff compensatory damages in the sum of $6,000 and exemplary damages in the sum of $1500 against both defendants. The judgment followed the verdict.
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