Gregoire v. G. P. Putnam's Sons
New York Court of Appeals
I. Sales of individual copies of a book containing libelous material are not republications within the meaning of the Statute of Limitations. (Hartmann v. Time, Inc., 64 F. Supp. 671.) II. The “ single publication ” rule is clearly accepted law in New York. (Fried, Mendelson & Go. v. Halstead, Ltd., 203 App. Div. 113; Wolf son v. Syracuse Newspapers, Inc., 254 App.
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I. Sales of individual copies of a book containing libelous material are not republications within the meaning of the Statute of Limitations. (Hartmann v. Time, Inc., 64 F. Supp. 671.) II. The “ single publication ” rule is clearly accepted law in New York. (Fried, Mendelson & Go. v. Halstead, Ltd., 203 App. Div. 113; Wolf son v. Syracuse Newspapers, Inc., 254 App. Div. 211, 279 N. Y. 716; Winrod v. MacFadden Publications, Inc., 62 Supp. 249; Campbell-Johnston v. Liberty Magazine, Inc., 64 N. Y. S. 2d 659; Means v. MacFadden Publications, Inc., 25 P. Supp. 993; Forman v. Mississippi…
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
This is a libel action based upon alleged defamatory statements contained in “ Total Espionage ”, a book of which tbe defendant Curt Bless is tbe author and tbe defendants-appellants G. P. Putnam’s Sons and Books, Inc., are tbe publishers.
Tbe appeal is from an order of tbe Appellate Division which reversed a judgment of Special Term dismissing tbe complaint upon the ground that tbe cause of action alleged is barred by tbe one-year Statute of Limitations. (Civ. Prac. Act, § 51, subd. 3.)
In November, 1941, tbe appellants, G. P. Putnam’s Sons and Books, Inc., — to which it will be convenient to…
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