Levine v. Teitler

Motion by the defendants Samuel L. Teitler and Temple Isaiah to dismiss the complaint for legal insufficiency.

In construing a publication alleged to be libelous, the scope and object of the whole article must be considered, and such construction put upon its language as would naturally be given to it. (More v. Bennett, 48 N. Y. 472.) A fair reading of the entire letter signed by the defendant Dolinger, which is the basis of the first cause of action, leads the court to the conclusion that the statements complained of are not actionable per se and may not be made so by the innuendoes alleged…