State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

Montana v. San Jose Mercury News, Inc.

Decided May 3, 1995. Christopher C. Cottle wrote the opinion for the court.

34 Cal. App. 4th 790 · Cited 54 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Eastwood v. Superior Court · 149 Cal. App. 3d 409
Dora v. Frontline Video, Inc. · 15 Cal. App. 4th 536
Serrano v. Unruh · 652 P.2d 985
Booth v. Curtis Publishing Co. · 15 A.D.2d 343
Namath v. Sports Illustrated · 48 A.D.2d 487
Jackson v. MPI Home Video · 694 F. Supp. 483

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