Legal Opinion
Gallegos v. Union-Tribune Publishing Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 22, 1961No. Civ. 6486PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShepard, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of nonsuit in a libel action.
Facts
Plaintiff brought this action for damages for alleged libel in certain articles concerning a murder at Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, published by defendant in its newspapers on September 4, 5, 6 and 7, 1956. The complaint contains three causes of action, but each is grounded on substantially the same type of material. (See note 1 below for pertinent portions of publications complained of.) The articles also refer to other details from other sources of information not here under dispute, such as the State Judicial Police,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Howser v. PearsonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1951
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3Cited by16 opinions
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