Legal Opinion
Martin v. Curran
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 18, 1951PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDesmond, J.
By its certified question the Appellate Division has asked us to decide whether that court acted correctly in dismissing this complaint, for insufficiency, as against defendants-respondents Curran, Smith, Stone, Myers, McKenzie and Lawrenson, in their representative capacities as officers of the National Maritime Union. The suit, which is at law for damages on account of a libel.published in the union’s official newspaper, is, by the Appellate Division’s order, allowed to stand as against those same defendants, individuálly. The Appellate Division’s reason for dismissing it as to the officers…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Ostrom v. . GreeneNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Sperry Products, Inc. v. Association of American RailroadsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- McCabe v. . GoodfellowNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- People Ex Rel. Solomon v. Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators & Paperhangers of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Kirkman v. Westchester Newspapers, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1942
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3Cited by147 opinions
- Cullen v. MargiottaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- James Morrissey, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee v. National Maritime Union of America, Defendant-Appellant-Appellee, and Joseph CurranCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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- Rankin v. ShankerNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Madden v. AtkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
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