Legal Opinion

Tollefson v. Price

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided August 23, 1967PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFort, J.

(Pro Tempore).

Plaintiffs filed a complaint in two counts, each charging an invasion of privacy arising out of the publication of a notice by the defendants respecting money alleged to be due from Mrs. Tollefson. A demurrer to the complaint based on the absence of facts sufficient to state a cause of action was sustained. When the plaintiffs declined to plead further, judgment was rendered against them. They appeal.

Plaintiff husband claims to have suffered embarrassment and humiliation because of the publications respecting his wife. For the purpose of the demurrer, if either plaintiff states…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hinish v. Meier & Frank Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1941
  2. Korn v. RennisonConnecticut Superior Court · 1959

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Rugg v. McCartySupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
  2. Briscoe v. Reader's Digest Association, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1971
  3. Vogel v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Humphers v. First Interstate BankOregon Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Leah B. Sibley v. Fulton Dekalb Collection ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982

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