Legal Opinion
Averill v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 23, 1996No. G018293PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RYLAARSDAM, J.
Petitioner, a homeowner, is a critic of a plan by a charitable organization to convert a house in her neighborhood into a shelter for battered women. Because of comments she made to her employer regarding that organization, it sued her for slander. A motion to strike pursuant to the anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) suit statute was denied. She filed a petition for writ of mandate which we grant.
Statement of Facts
In October, 1993, Jeannie Averill (Averill) learned Eli Home, Inc. (Eli) planned to purchase a home in her neighborhood for use as a…
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