Lorenzo v. New York News, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for libel, the plaintiff ap peals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered April 30, 1979 which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment and dismissed the complaint. Order reversed, with $50 costs and disbursements, motion denied and complaint reinstated. This appeal concerns a defamation action brought by Ross Di. Lorenzo, a former Civil Court Judge and an admitted public figure, against the New York News, Inc., and one of its reporters, John Toscano. Di Lorenzo seeks to recover damages for the publication of an article in the New…
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