Legal Opinion
Springer v. Viking Press
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 23, 1983PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
opinion of the court
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Whether chapter 10 of the book “State of Grace” defamed plaintiff is the only issue before us. We agree with the Appellate Division that whether the complaint sufficiently alleges that the Lisa Blake, portrayed in that chapter as a whore, refers to plaintiff is a matter for the court, and that the similarity of given name, physical height, weight and build, incidental grooming habits and recreational activities of plaintiff and Lisa Blake, a minor character in a work of fiction, are insufficient…
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