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MASON v. LYL PRODUCTIONS

Docket No. L.A. 29553.

69 Cal.2d 79 (1968)

443 P.2d 193

69 Cal. Rptr. 769

PORTLAND MASON, a Minor, etc., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. LYL PRODUCTIONS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

July 26, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman and Peter R. Cohen for Defendant and Appellant.

Marvin M. Mitchelson and Martin Klass for Plaintiff and Respondent.

McCOMB, J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment awarding plaintiff $2,800 damages in an action for wrongful discharge of a child actress.

Facts: By a written agreement, dated January 2, 1962 defendant Lyl Productions (hereinafter referred to as "Lyl") employed plaintiff Portland Mason (hereinafter referred to as "Portland"), who at that time was 13 years old, to render, at Lyl's option, services as an actress to portray the role of "Marnie" in a weekly...

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