Legal Opinion
Kinsey v. MacUr
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 24, 1980No. Civ. 44574PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MILLER, J.
In this action for invasion of privacy, appellant Mary Macur appeals from a judgment entered upon a nonjury verdict in the amount of $5,000 in favor of respondent Bill Kinsey.
The record discloses that, while respondent Bill Kinsey was in the Peace Corps in Tanzania in 1966, his wife died when they were on a picnic. Kinsey was charged with her murder and spent six months awaiting trial. He was subsequently acquitted. The case attracted some notoriety as evidenced by articles published in Time magazine. Kinsey later returned to Africa on many occasions in different capacities.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coverstone v. DaviesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
- Melvin v. ReidCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
- Briscoe v. Reader's Digest Association, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1971
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