Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 13, 1959No. Civ. 24035PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFourt, J.
Petitioner in Ms brief has set forth that one Arthur Black brought an action against Mickey Cohen in tort “for an alleged assault and battery asking for pumtive and exemplary damages. ’ ’ At the trial of said action on July 22, 1959, the petitioner, Mickey Cohen, was called as a witness for the plaintiff under section 2055, Code of Civil Procedure. Without going into any matters which would disclose whether there was any merit to the action so far as the witness was concerned, counsel for the plaintiff started to question petitioner with reference to the wealth and mode of living of the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Feldman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by24 opinions
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