Samuels v. Berger
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for defamation, (1) the defendant appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Cannavo, J.), dated September 14, 1990, as denied his motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, and (2) the plaintiffs cross-appeal from so much of *628the same order as held that they were "limited issue public figures”.
Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed; and it is further,
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as cross-appealed from; and it is further,
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