Legal Opinion
Lombardo v. Stoke
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 29, 1966PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
In this defamation action, a former President of Queens College and the New York City Board of Higher Education have interposed a defense of absolute privilege in connection with an allegedly libelous statement they made denying charges that anti-Catholic bias had influenced promotions on the Queens College faculty.
The charges were originally voiced in 1958 and the Board of Higher Education promptly ordered an investigation by a committee, headed by Porter Chandler, Esq., on which the Catholic, Protestant and Jewish faiths were equally represented. The *397committee issued a report sometime…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Gregoire v. BiddleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Spalding v. VilasSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Hemmens v. . NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Glass v. IckesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Stukuls v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Clark v. McGeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Hackworth v. LarsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1969
- Royer v. SteinbergCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- Ward Telecommunications & Computer Services, Inc. v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
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