Bonestell v. Shaw
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Fresno County. H. Z. Austin, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtKerrigan, J.
This is an action to recover damages for the publication of an alleged libel. To the plaintiff’s second amended complaint the defendants interposed a general and special demurrer, which the court sustained, whereupon, the plaintiff declining to further amend his complaint, judgment was entered in favor of the defendants. The appeal is from that judgment.
The article forming the foundation of this action appeared in the Coalinga Oil Record, a newspaper published by the defendants in Fresno County, where both the plaintiff and the defendants reside and are engaged in business. Prior to the…
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- Schomberg v. WalkerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
- Collins v. Dispatch Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Tonini v. CevascoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
- Morgan v. HalberstadtCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1894
- Sharpe v. LarsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
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