Legal Opinion
Mann v. Abel
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 27, 2007Published
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for libel, the defendants Bernard Abel and Westmore News, Inc., appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Jamieson, J.), entered November 4, 2005, which, upon the denial of that branch of their motion pursuant to CPLR 4401, made at the close of the plaintiff’s case, which was to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against them for failure to establish a prima facie case, and upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant Westmore News, Inc., in the principal sums of $75,000 for compensatory damages and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lolik v. Big v. Supermarkets, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Gross v. New York Times Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Rupert v. SellersNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Rupert v. SellersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- Grieco v. GalassoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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