Michaels v. Gannett Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Per curiam
The plaintiff sued for libel because of an article published in the defendant’s newspaper, which is widely circulated in Rochester, New York, where the plaintiff lives. The article stated that liens had been filed by the United States Government against ‘1 Harold Michaels and the Old Chateau Restaurant ’ ’ for unpaid taxes of various kinds, including “ excise and withholding” and “federal unemployment, withholding and miscellaneous ”. The total unpaid claims were said to amount to $131,239.88. The article identified the Harold Michaels referred to as the Michaels who ‘ ‘ lives at 620 Broadway…
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