Legal Opinion

Kelly v. Lou Daro

California Court of Appeal

Decided October 22, 1941No. Civ. 12583PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtYork, P. J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of dismissal in an action for libel, after a general and special demurrer to the complaint had been sustained without leave to amend, upon the grounds that “the alleged testimony before a committee of the California State Legislature therein referred to was of a privileged character, and the alleged 1935 and/or 1936 publication appearing on the face of the complaint to be outlawed.’’

The complaint herein reveals that appellant, Mark Kelly, “for a period of approximately twenty-two years prior to the month of April, 1939 . . . had devoted his entire time,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Sheppard v. BryantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
  2. Irwin v. NewbyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1929
  3. Wright v. LothropMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
  4. Peterson v. SteenersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
  5. Burrell v. Capt. H. A. Crow Post No. 884California Court of Appeal · 1929

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Scott v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1974
  2. Bernstein v. Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Ass'nCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
  3. Jennings v. CroninSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Vultaggio v. YaskoWisconsin Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Bio/Basics International Corp. v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982

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