Legal Opinion
Melvin v. Reid
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 28, 1931No. Docket No. 346PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarks, J.
Appellant filed her complaint in the court below seeking judgment against defendants for money. The complaint contains four causes of action separately stated. The first is based upon the violation of what has become known as the “right of privacy”. The other three causes of action are based upon a supposed property right in incidents of her life and her maiden name. Respondents filed general and special demurrers to each count of the complaint which were sustained. Appellant refused to amend and appealed from the judgment entered after the right to amend had expired. Respondents make no…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Brents v. MorganCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
- Munden v. HarrisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1911
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3Cited by148 opinions
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- Coverstone v. DaviesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
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