Legal Opinion
Rancho La Costa, Inc. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 6, 1980No. Civ. 58487PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BEACH, J.
Nature of Proceedings:
Plaintiffs in a libel action seek from this court a writ of mandate to compel the trial court to vacate its order of summary adjudication that plaintiffs are public figures and that the defendants’ publication was privileged under California Civil Code section 47, subdivision 3. * We grant the writ.
History:
The plaintiffs are five corporations and four individuals. For simplicity, the corporate plaintiffs will be referred to collectively as the singular La Costa. The four individual plaintiffs, Merv Adelson, Irwin Molasky, Allard Roen and Mo Dalitz, were…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Herbert v. LandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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