Legal Opinion
Hirschhorn v. Group Health Insurance
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 12, 1958PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMiles F. McDonald, J.
Defendant moves pursuant to subdivision 4 ol rule 106 of the Rules of Civil Practice to dismiss the complaint on the ground that it fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
This action was instituted by a medical doctor for damages resulting* from an alleged libel. Two alleged causes of action are stated, the first against the Group Health Insurance Incorporated and Arthur A. Fischl, its medical director. The gravamen of the first cause of action consists of an alleged libelous letter written by Ralph C. Hyatt, the claims manager, on behalf of the defendant corporation…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mencher v. ChesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Nichols v. Item Publishers, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Balabanoff v. Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1945
- Twiggar v. Ossining Printing & Publishing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
- Blende v. Hearst Publications, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1939
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Cowan v. Time, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1963
- Craig v. Moore, Circuit Court of the 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Duval County1978