Legal Opinion
Friends of Animals, Inc. v. Associated Fur Manufacturers, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 17, 1978PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lupiano, J.
The complaint herein alleges one cause of action against all the defendants for conspiracy to defame plaintiff by publication of a false statement, i.e., by libel, in retaliation for plaintiff’s campaign to persuade people not to buy fur coats *143and, in particular, seal coats. The basis for the libel is an oral statement allegedly given by the individual defendants in an interview conducted by a reporter for defendant Quality Publications’ newspaper, The Herald (no longer in circulation). Quoted in the account of the interview published in The Herald, the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sillman v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1957
- Curry v. MacKenzieNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Youmans v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Nichols v. Item Publishers, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Barrett v. JacobsNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
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