Legal Opinion
Clark v. McGee
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 1980PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gabrielli, J.
We are called upon to determine whether a town supervisor is absolutely immune from liability for allegedly defama*616tory statements made concerning a town employee during the course of an interview with a representative of a local radio station. For the reasons discussed below, we conclude that, in the circumstance here presented, no absolute privilege attaches to such statements.
This is an action seeking to recover damages for allegedly defamatory statements made by defendant, who had assumed the office of Town Supervisor of the Town of Peru in January, 1978.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Rinaldi v. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Chapadeau v. Utica Observer-Dispatch, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Stukuls v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Hammerhead Enterprises, Inc. v. BrezenoffDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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