Legal Opinion
Verges v. News Syndicate Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 21, 1951PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings this action for libel and slander against the defendant, publisher of “The New York Daily News”. The suit is based on a news release from Barcelona, Spain, October 3rd, 1949, which stated that Virginia Hill, friend of the late racketeer, Benjamin Siegel, also referred to as “Bugsy” Siegel, was on a grand tour of Europe under the assumed name Evelyn G. Verges. The traveller was not Miss Hill, but, in fact- plaintiff, who now seeks redress for the alleged harm done her by defendant’s story.
Plaintiff has moved for an order striking the third,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Fleischmann v. . BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Corr v. . Sun Printing Publishing Assn.New York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Meyers v. Huschle Bros.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1947
- Goodrow v. New York American, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
- Fagan v. New York Evening Journal Publishing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Smith v. Piper Aircraft Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
- Shenandoah Life Insurance v. HawesDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1965
- Folsom v. Dell Publishing Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1955
- Moriarty v. CurranDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1956
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