Legal Opinion
Gross v. Cantor
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 3, 1936PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoughran, J.
The question presented by this appeal is whether the complaint is sufficient as the statement of a cause of action for a libel upon the individual plaintiff. He alleges that the moving defendants printed and circulated in a magazine called Radio Guide the following article:
“ Cantor Bares Feud of Critics.
“ Eddie Cantor, hailed by many admirers as America’s foremost comedian, has a pet feud. It involves all save one of the radio editors in New York City. Eddie carefully excludes this editor as being the only radio critic entitled to his job. Interest in the feud is intensified by the fact that…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Corrigan v. . Bobbs-Merrill Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Weston v. . Commercial Advertiser Assn.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
3Cited by52 opinions
- New York Times Company v. SullivanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1962
- Brady v. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Neiman-Marcus v. LaitDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1952
- National Nutritional Foods Ass'n v. WhelanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Oma v. Hillman Periodicals, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
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