Jefferson v. Chronicle Publishing Co.

108 Cal.App.2d 538 (1952)

JAMES MONROE JEFFERSON, Appellant,

v.

CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY (a Corporation), Respondent.

Civ. No. 18613.

California Court of Appeals. Second Dist., Div. Three.

Jan. 4, 1952.

Clyde Thomas for Appellant.

Cooper, White & Cooper, Sheldon G. Cooper and Robert M. Raymer for Respondent.

VALLEE, J.

Plaintiff sued defendant, a newspaper publisher, for libel. He did not allege that he had suffered special damage, and admittedly could not cure the omission by amendment. The court sustained defendant's demurrer to the complaint without leave to amend on the specific ground it was…