Legal Opinion
McGuiness v. Motor Trend Magazine
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 24, 1982No. Civ. 61537PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ASHBY, J.
In this libel action plaintiff Frank McGuiness appeals from a summary judgment in favor of defendants Motor Trend Magazine et al., which was granted on the ground that the action is barred by the one-year statute of limitations. (Code Civ. Proc., § 340, subd. 3.)
According to the allegations of the complaint, plaintiff was libeled “[i]n the August, 1975, issue of Motor Trend Magazine” by a photo caption which indicated that he, along with the other three persons in the photo, had been indicted. Plaintiff filed his complaint on July 29, 1976.
According to the uncontradicted…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Tom Olesker's Exciting World of Fashion, Inc. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1975
- Hartmann v. Time, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- John Zuck v. Interstate Publishing Corp., John Zuck v. Marjorie Bair, Edward Purcell, Martin Goodman and Jean GoodmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Hazlitt v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1953
- Johnson v. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1974
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- Fleury v. Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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