Legal Opinion
May v. Syracuse Newspapers, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 3, 1937PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, P. J.
Appellant has recovered a judgment of six cents in this action for libel. He appeals therefrom and from an order denying his motion to set aside the verdict. Respondent in its newspaper, the Syracuse Journal, on December 9, 1935, published the alleged libel:
*156“ Munnsville woman charges farmer wed her to save wages-Claims cruel treatment by husband.
“ Discovering when it was too late, she charges, that it was avarice, not love, that inspired Thomas May, 65, thrifty and prosperous Munnsville farmer, to woo and win her consent to marriage, Mrs. Staffee May, 62, is preparing to defend a separation…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Campbell v. New York Evening Post, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Sanford v. . BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Schaffran v. Press Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
3Cited by3 opinions
- Stevenson v. Hearst Consol. Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- Reeves v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- Bridgwood v. Newspaper PM Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1949