Legal Opinion
Aguilar v. Universal City Studios, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 14, 1985No. B007537PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, J .
This is an action for defamation, invasion of privacy, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress arising out of the portrayal of the character “Bertha” in the motion picture “Zoot Suit.” Plaintiff, Bertha Aguilar, claims she is the character “Bertha” and that she is falsely portrayed in the film as “a fornicating woman of loose morals.”
Facts and Proceedings Below
The motion picture “Zoot Suit” is a work of fiction based on the sensational 1942 Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the ensuing “zoot suit” riots. (See People v. Zammora (1944) 66 Cal.App.2d 166 [152…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. ZammoraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
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- Daniel Fetler v. Houghton Mifflin CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Bindrim v. MitchellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- Hazel A. Wheeler and Terry Ann Chenoweth, a Minor, by Richard M. Hughey, Her Guardian v. Dell Publishing Co., and Columbia Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1962
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