Legal Opinion
Meyers v. Huschle Bros.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 22, 1948PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiffs in this case are a labor union and several of its officers. They bring this action to recover damages for an alleged libel contained in a circular letter composed by the individual defendant as secretary-treasurer of the defendant corporation and distributed among the employees of the latter asking: “ Do you want to be a member of a union that is controlled by men with Un-American ideas? By men who exploit and live in luxury on the dues you pay them.” The letter also contained additional statements as to the misuse of dues by union officials and proceeded to point out the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Fleckenstein v. FriedmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Bingham v. . GaynorNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Ashcroft v. . HammondNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Moore v. Manufacturers' National Bank of TroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Van Wyck v. . AspinwallNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Crane v. New York World Telegram Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1955
- Cheatum v. WehleNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Crane v. New York World-Telegram Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953