Legal Opinion
Roemer v. Retail Credit Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 29, 1975No. Civ. 30888PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KANE, J.
Defendant Retail Credit Company appeals for the second time from a jury verdict finding it guilty of libel and awarding plaintiff Paul Roemer, Jr., both compensatory and punitive damages. Judgment for plaintiff at the first trial of this action was reversed because of an erroneous instruction pertaining to the subject of malice (Roemer v. Retail Credit Co. (1970) 3 Cal.App.3d 368 [83 Cal.Rptr. 540].)
Mr. Roemer is a licensed insurance broker. Defendant is a mercantile agency engaged in the business of providing commercial investigative reports to subscribers—many of whom are…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human RelationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- Lundquist v. ReusserCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
- Sanborn v. Chronicle Publishing Co.California Supreme Court · 1976
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