Legal Opinion
Schaffran v. Press Publishing Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 5, 1932PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrane, J.
This is an action of libel in which the complaint has been dismissed on the ground that the article appearing in the defendant’s newspaper was a fan and true report of a judicial proceeding.
The complaint sets forth the alleged libelous article to be the following:
“ Asking no alimony and encountering no opposition, Mme. Bronislawa Lamprecht de Petschenko obtained a divorce decree yesterday in Supreme Court against Conrad Lamprecht.
“ Justice Townley awarded the decree when she produced testimony that her husband lived during parts of 1925 and 1926 with a woman known as Mrs. Schafran, and that…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Campbell v. New York Evening Post, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Lee v. Brooklyn Union Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1913
3Cited by3 opinions
- Hubbard Ex Rel. Hubbard v. Journal Publishing Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1962
- May v. Syracuse Newspapers, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
- Naegele v. Macfadden Publications, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1936