Legal Opinion

Nirenberg v. Ritter

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 15, 1936Published

1Opinion of the Court

In an action for libel against an attorney for the use of alleged defamatory words in affidavits used on motions in an action, on motion under rules 106 and 107 of the Rules of Civil Practice, the amended complaint was dismissed. — Order and judgment entered thereon affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, on the ground that the matter alleged to be defamatory was privileged and the amended complaint did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. (Youmans v. Smith, 153 N. Y. 214; People ex rel. Bensky v. Warden, etc., 258 id. 55; Chapman v. Dick, 197 App. Div. 551;…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Youmans v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  2. Heyman Cohen & Sons, Inc. v. M. Lurie Woolen Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
  3. Chapman v. DickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
  4. Frank v. ZuchNew York Court of Appeals · 1934

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