Legal Opinion
Weller v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 18, 1991No. A046379PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STEIN, J.
—American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., KGO-TV, and Carol Ivy (appellants) appeal from a judgment entered against them in a defamation action brought by Michael J. Weller (Weller), Edgar W. Morse, and Argentum Antiques Ltd., Inc. (Argentum). The jury found that a series of broadcasts in February and March of 1984 concerning the origin and value of certain antique silver candelabra that Weller sold to the de Young Museum were defamatory and awarded damages totalling $2.3 million.
Facts
In 1982, Weller learned that a wealthy woman, from a well-established Texas family, wished to…
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