Cervantes v. Time, Inc.

How later courts describe this case

• action by former employees to discontinue pension fund and distribute assets to beneficiaries upon closing of plant
• contempt convictions for refusal to answer sweeping grand jury questions reversed; rehearing subsequent to Branzburg denied
• court affirmed grant of reporter’s motion for summary judgment in libel action brought by mayor against magazine holding that it was proper to deny mayor opportunity to examine anonymous news sources
• defendant reporter’s privilege upheld in lihel suit where action is patently without merit
• employees unreasonably relied on union official’s statements about pension payments where authority to determine the use of pension fund rested solely with retirement board and where pension fund agreement provided that decision of the board would be conclusive and binding
• union and employer negotiated amendment to provision of Trust agreement