Langert v. Tenney
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtBkeitel, J.
The question is whether the Commissioner of Investigation of the City of New York may be compelled, at the private suit of an accused city building inspector, to disclose the name of an informant and the content of the communication made by such informant. The proceeding was brought under sections 295 and 296 of the Civil Practice Act for the purpose of obtaining and then using the information in an action for defamation to be brought against the informant or those who impelled him.
Special Term granted the petition, and the commissioner appeals.
The order granting the petition should be…
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