Legal Opinion
Thomas H. v. Paul B.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 21, 2012PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
On this record, we hold that defendants are not entitled to summary judgment because they failed to establish as a matter of law that they did not defame plaintiff.
Plaintiff Thomas H. and his wife, Karen, are acquainted with defendants Paul and Nancy B. The couples were introduced by one of Karen’s sisters and they occasionally spent time together at a residence in Vermont. Defendants’ young son and daughter would join them on these excursions.
In early 2005, defendants’ daughter revealed to her parents that plaintiff had raped and molested her at the Vermont…
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