Legal Opinion
Mason v. Sullivan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 28, 1966PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteuer, J.
Plaintiff sues in defamation, the complaint consisting of five causes of action. Special Term sustained the first cause of action and dismissed the others. We agree as to the first cause and also that the fifth adds no necessary element to the others and should have been dismissed. Discussion is therefore limited to the second, third and fourth causes of action.
It appears' that plaintiff is a comedian. The defendant Sullivan conducts a weekly television show. Defendant Precht is a television producer. The plaintiff appeared on the “Ed Sullivan Show ” on October 18, 1964. In the course of his…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Kleeberg v. SipserNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Twiggar v. Ossining Printing & Publishing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
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- Tedeschi v. Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- Reeves v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1983
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