Legal Opinion
Sassaman v. Brant
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 23, 2010Published
1Opinion of the Court
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for defamation, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Brands, J.), entered November 19, 2008, which, upon the granting of the defendant’s motion pursuant to CPLR 4401-a for judgment as a matter of law, made at the close of the plaintiffs case, directed dismissal of the complaint.
Ordered that on the Court’s own motion, the notice of appeal is treated as an application for leave to appeal, and leave to appeal is granted (see CPLR 5701 [c]); and it is further,
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Liberman v. GelsteinNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Shapiro v. Health Insurance Plan of Greater New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Present v. Avon Products, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- MATTER OF BERGSTEIN v. Bd. of Educ.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
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