Legal Opinion
Kelly v. Johnson Publishing Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 22, 1958No. Civ. 22585PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVallee, J.
Appeal by plaintiffs from a judgment entered on an order sustaining defendant’s general demurrer to the complaint without leave to amend. The question is: Does the complaint state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action for wrongful invasion of the right of privacy or for libel?
The complaint alleges:
1. Defendant is the owner and publisher of “Ebony,” a magazine circulated in the county of Los Angeles and throughout the world.
2. Plaintiffs are the surviving sisters and only heirs at law of Cecil Lewis Thompson who died in Los Angeles on April 11, 1946.
3. At the time of his death and…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Coverstone v. DaviesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
- Reed v. Real Detective Publishing Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1945
- Smith v. DossSupreme Court of Alabama · 1948
- Metter v. Los Angeles ExaminerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1939
- Fairfield v. American Photocopy Equipment Co.California Court of Appeal · 1955
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Blatty v. New York Times Co.California Supreme Court · 1986
- Lugosi v. Universal PicturesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Miller v. National Broadcasting Co.California Court of Appeal · 1986
- Lothar Motschenbacher v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, a Corporation, and William Esty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Tory v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
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