Legal Opinion

McGovern v. Hayes

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 4, 1988PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Casey, J.

Plaintiffs complaint sounds in defamation and alleges five causes of action. In the first, plaintiff, as district manager of the Social Security district office in Schenectady, complains that he was defamed by a letter, dated December 11, 1980, written by defendant Peter Hayes, as president of the American Federation of Government Employees/Social Security Administration, Local 3343 (hereinafter AFGE), with the approval of the other defendants as officers and representatives of AFGE, which was sent to the Office of Special Counsel of the Merit Systems Protection…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Steinhilber v. AlphonseNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Shapiro v. Health Insurance Plan of Greater New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
  3. Ashcroft v. . HammondNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
  4. Hoeppner v. Dunkirk Printing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
  5. Vacca v. General Electric Credit Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  3. Clark v. SomersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. Williams v. County of GeneseeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. Wilsey v. Saratoga Harness Racing, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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