This libel action against a Watsonville newspaper and its editor is based upon an article published on April 30, 1964, the day after plaintiff was arrested on a charge of grand theft, of which he was subsequently acquitted by a jury. Plaintiff does not allege malice.
Defendants obtained a summary judgment based upon the privilege or immunity given by statute to a public journal to publish a fair and...
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