Legal Opinion

Maidman v. Jewish Publications, Inc.

California Supreme Court

Decided September 16, 1960No. L. A. 25843PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of dismissal entered after defendants’ special and general demurrers to the third amended complaint for libel were sustained without leave to amend. The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether plaintiff’s complaint states a cause of action for libel against defendants. It does.

*646Plaintiff’s action is based upon an editorial which appeared in the November, 1957, issue of the B’nai B’rith Messenger, a weekly Anglo-Jewish newspaper published in Los Angeles County and circulated principally within that county by defendant Jewish Publications, Inc. The…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Davis v. HearstCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Brewer v. Second Baptist ChurchCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
  3. MacLeod v. Tribune Publishing Co.California Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Triggs v. Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
  5. Gudger v. MantonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  5. Church of Scientology of California v. Michael J. FlynnCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984

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