Andrews v. Gardiner
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Champe S. Andrews, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Mew York on the 13 th day of May, 1914, upon the dismissal of the complaint by direction of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Hotchkiss, J.:
The action is for libel, and the material facts are as follows:
A Dr. Conrad was serving a sentence for attempted abortion. *596Plaintiff, as counsel for the New York County Medical Society, had been instrumental in securing Conrad’s conviction. In March, 1911, Conrad presented to the Governor of this State an application for pardon. The petition for pardon was signed by the defendant, who acted as Conrad’s attorney. Appended to the petition was a separate communication addressed to the Governor and signed by the defendant, in which it was stated that the petition'for pardon “was…
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- Andrews v. . GardinerNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
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- Andrews v. GardinerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915