Legal Opinion
Saroyan v. Burkett
California Supreme Court
Decided May 17, 1962No. S. F. 20918PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered against him on the pleadings in an action to recover damages for allegedly defamatory statements made by defendant while he was Superintendent of Banks.
The allegations of the complaint may be summarized as follows: From January 1942 through December 1955 plaintiff was the attorney for the Superintendent of Banks in connection with all matters pertaining to the liquidation and conservatorship of Japanese banks in California. On December 12, 1958, defendant (who was Superintendent of Banks from August 1955 through January 1959) issued a press…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Spalding v. VilasSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Matson v. MargiottiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Snively v. Record Publishing Co.California Supreme Court · 1921
- Glass v. IckesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Mellon v. BrewerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1927
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Kilgore v. YoungerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- Copp v. PaxtonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
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