Legal Opinion
Nowell v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 20, 1963No. Civ. 27755PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFox, P. J.
Louis Nowell, one of the petitioners herein, and Phill Silver, real party in interest, were candidates for the office of councilman in the City of Los Angeles at the election of May 28, 1963. On June 6, 1963, Silver filed an action against Nowell and a number of others, alleging that in the course of the campaign defendants published certain material that assertedly libeled him. Subsequently Silver took the deposition of Nowell. Upon advice of counsel, Nowell refused to answer numerous questions. Silver’s motion to compel him to answer pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure, section 2034, was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- City & County of San Francisco v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- People v. KorCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- People v. AbairCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
- Abbott v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
- Brown v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. DiFedeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
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