Legal Opinion
Stukuls v. State of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1977No. Claim 59376PublishedCited by 197 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuchsberg, J.
This claim for libel and slander was brought against the State by Dr. Henry I. Stukuls, a former member of the faculty of the State University College at Cortland. The *274allegedly defamatory matter was uttered and published by Dr. Whitney T. Corey, a vice-president for academic affairs at the college, who, in the absence of Dr. Richard Jones, the college’s president, would also act in the latter’s stead.1
The case comes to us on appeal from the disposition of two motions, that of Dr. Stukuls for pretrial discovery and the State’s cross motion under CPLR 3211 (subd [a], par 7) to dismiss the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Rovello v. Orofino Realty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Spalding v. VilasSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Doe v. McMillanSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Shapiro v. Health Insurance Plan of Greater New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
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3Cited by197 opinions
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- Foster v. ChurchillNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Samuel Albert v. Salmen Loksen, Brooklyn Hospital and Karen BuonoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Moss v. StockardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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