The Hale Company v. Lea
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. E. P. Shortall, Judge. Reversed. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtLennon, J.
The adequacy of the allegations of the complaint in this action for libel is the question presented upon this appeal, a judgment for defendant having been entered-after an order sustaining a demurrer to the complaint without leave to amend. The complaint under attack contains averments to the following effect: Plaintiff is engaged in the business of importing and dealing in food products and, in particular, walnut meats; defendant is director of the state laboratory of the state of California. For the purpose of sale, plaintiff had imported 280 cases of shelled walnut meats which were placed…
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