Legal Opinion
Floro v. Lawton
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 23, 1960No. Civ. 24726PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFourt, J.
This is an appeal from a “judgment of non-suit" in favor of defendants in a malpractice action.
A résumé of some of the facts is as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Floro and Mr. and Mrs. Burke lived approximately across the street from each other in Whittier. Mrs. Burke claimed that Mr. Floro had attempted to molest her on Saturday afternoon, August 6, 1955. On the next day, Sunday, at about 7 p. m., the Burkes, after talking with the Floros (at which time alleged slanderous remarks allegedly were made), went to the police station and there apparently Mrs. Burke related what had occurred and she wrote…
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3Cited by28 opinions
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