Selvage v. Meyers
In this action for wrongful death, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and conversion, the trial court dismissed plaintiffs complaint after sustaining all five defendants demurrers without leave to amend. It also granted two of the defendants special motions to strike under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, commonly referred to as the anti SLAPP statute.
On appeal, plaintiff contends that the anti SLAPP statute is inapplicable because the claims do not arise from the exercise of free speech or the right of petition, and that the demurrers were erroneously sustained without leave to amend. We reject his contentions except as to the granting of the special motion to strike the conversion claim against defendant Melody Sternoff Meyers. The order granting Meyerss anti-SLAPP motion is reversed as to the conversion claim and affirmed as to the remaining claims. In all other respects, the judgment is affirmed.
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