Legal Opinion
Babcock v. McClatchy Newspapers
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 22, 1947No. Civ. 7394PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
The plaintiff has appealed from a judgment rendered on the pleadings, after he had been given leave to amend his complaint, but refused to do so.
The complaint purports to charge the defendant with libel in publishing the .statement of a citizen, in the form of an inquiry affecting the qualifications of opposing candidates in a political campaign for election to the office of District Attorney of Sacramento County. The plaintiff was completing his term as district attorney, and sought reelection. His opponent was John Quincy Brown, the present district attorney. An attorney by the name of A.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Triggs v. Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Emde v. San Joaquin County Central Labor CouncilCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
- Washer v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'nCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
- Snively v. Record Publishing Co.California Supreme Court · 1921
- McClatchy Newspapers v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co.California Supreme Court · 1989
- Lipman v. Brisbane Elementary School DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- MacLeod v. Tribune Publishing Co.California Supreme Court · 1959
- Canon v. Justice CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
- Gautier v. General Telephone Co.California Court of Appeal · 1965
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