Legal Opinion
Garriga v. Richfield
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 1940PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pécora, J.
The original motion, which was based on the legal insufficiency of the complaint, was granted. The decisión, however, was predicated on the ground that the alleged defamatory matter was privileged, owing to the fact that it was embodied in a pleading. As that point was not discussed by counsel upon the original argument, this motion for reargument is granted and the court will proceed to a reconsideration of that original motion.
The factual background of this litigation is rather unusual.
In April, 1939, the present defendant, Richfield, brought an action in this court against the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sydney v. MacFadden Newspaper Publishing Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- O'Connell v. . Press Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Cafferty v. . Southern Tier Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
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- Levy v. GelberNew York Supreme Court · 1941
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- Ward v. Forest Preserve DistrictAppellate Court of Illinois · 1957
- Mencher v. ChesleyNew York Supreme Court · 1946
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