Legal Opinion
Weissman v. Mogol
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 25, 1983PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Beatrice S. Burstein, J.
Defendants’ motion and cross motion for summary judgment raise the following issue: whether an allegedly libelous petition presented by a group of parents to their board of education and released to the press is protected by either an absolute or a qualified privilege.
Defendants Ajamion also seek leave to amend their answer to include the defense of privilege. Plaintiffs do not oppose this request. Leave to amend an answer shall be freely given, absent a showing of surprise or prejudice (Fahey v County of Ontario, 44 NY2d 934, 935). As plaintiff has…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Chapadeau v. Utica Observer-Dispatch, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Williams v. WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Shapiro v. Health Insurance Plan of Greater New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Youmans v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Karaduman v. Newsday, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Hartman v. KeriIndiana Supreme Court · 2008
- Mauvis-Jarvis v. WongAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
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