Legal Opinion
Briscoe v. Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
California Supreme Court
Decided April 2, 1971No. L.A. 29813PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
Plaintiff Marvin Brisco filed suit against defendant Reader’s Digest Association, alleging that defendant had willfully and maliciously invaded his privacy by publishing an article which disclosed truthful but embarrassing private facts about plaintiff’s past life. A demurrer was sustained without leave to amend, and plaintiff has appealed from the ensuing judgment. Thus, we are presented simply with a pleading problem—does the complaint state a cause of action?
The allegations of the complaint may be summarized as follows: On December 15, 1956, plaintiff and another man…
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