Legal Opinion
Polygram Records, Inc. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 24, 1985No. A029779PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLINE, P. J.
This case poses the question, among others, whether a joke may give rise to a cause of action for defamation.
Petitioners, comedian Robin Williams (Williams), cable television programmer Home Box Office (HBO), Simon & Schuster, Inc., Paramount Pictures Corp., Time-Life Films, Inc., Polygram Records, Inc., Casablanca Records, Inc., Mr. Happy Productions, Inc., and Little Andrew Enterprises, Inc., seek a writ of mandate to compel the respondent court to set aside its order overruling their demurrers, based upon failure to state a cause of action, to the first amended complaint…
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