Legal Opinion
Macy v. New York World-Telegram Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 8, 1957PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDesmond, J.
This libel suit against the publisher of a New York City newspaper resulted in a $50,000 verdict for plaintiff and the judgment entered thereon was affirmed by the Appellate Division. We granted leave to appeal. The article complained of appeared in the newspaper on October 18, 1950, shortly after the annual New York Republican State Convention. It stated in substance that, according to several persons, plaintiff had during that convention used a certain letter to further his own senatorial ambitions by demanding that he (plaintiff) be nominated as the party’s candidate for United States…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Mencher v. ChesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Triggs v. Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Hamilton v. . EnoNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Bingham v. . GaynorNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Hoeppner v. Dunkirk Printing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Fashion Boutique of Short Hills, Inc. v. Fendi Usa, Inc., and Fendi Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Karaduman v. Newsday, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Davis v. Costa-GavrasDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Geraci v. ProbstNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
- Kulak v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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