Hirsch v. Flick

In an action to recover damages for slander and for trespass, and to obtain injunctive relief, each stated as a separate cause of action, the defendants appeal from the following two orders of the Supreme Court, Westchester County : (1) an order entered June 4, 1962, which denied their motion for leave to serve amended answers, pleading: (a) as a defense to each cause of action, that the defendant Helen Flick was mentally ill during the periods of time specified in the complaint; (b) as a defense to the cause of action for slander, that defendant Helen Flick was provoked by plaintiffs; and…