Goldberg v. Levine
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff commenced this action, inter alia, to recover damages for defamation based upon certain written and oral statements allegedly made about him by the defendant at town board meetings and in a local newspaper. The Supreme Court granted the defendant’s motion, inter alia, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (1) and (7) to dismiss the complaint. The plaintiff appeals, and we affirm.
In determining whether a complaint states a cause of action to recover damages for defamation, the dispositive inquiry is whether a reasonable listener or reader could have concluded that the statements were…
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