Legal Opinion
Hayward v. Watsonville Register-Pajaronian and Sun
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 27, 1968No. Civ. 24283PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAgee, J.
This libel action against a Watsonville newspaper and its editor is based upon an article published on April 30, 1964, the day after plaintiff was arrested on a charge of grand theft, of which he was subsequently acquitted by a jury. Plaintiff does not allege malice.
Defendants obtained a summary judgment based upon the privilege or immunity given by statute to a public journal to publish a fair and true report of a judicial proceeding (Civ. Code, § 47, subd. 4). Plaintiff appeals from the judgment.
The article in question is as follows:
“Ex-Store Boss Arrested
“Arthur Leslie Hayward, 42, former…
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