DIETEMANN v. TIME, INC.

No. 23096.

449 F.2d 245 (1971)

A. A. DIETEMANN, Appellee, v. TIME, INC., a New York corporation, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

August 23, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett W. Priest (argued), Allyn O. Kreps, of O'Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Paul M. Posner (argued), A. L. Wirin, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before CARTER and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and VON DER HEYDT, District Judge.


HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment for plaintiff in an action for invasion of privacy. Jurisdiction was grounded in diversity. The parties agreed that California law governed. After a court trial plaintiff was awarded $1000 general damages. On appeal we are asked to consider significant questions involving the relationship between personal privacy and the freedom of the press.

The district court's decision is reported in Dietemann...

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