Flechter v. Jones
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by Victor S. Flechter against Gilbert E. Jones, as treasurer of the New York Times, a joint-stock association, to recover damages for defamation of character. From a judgment sustaining a demurrer to the second defense in the amended answer, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
This action is brought to recover damages for the publication of a libel which is set out at length in the complaint. The answer contains—First, a general denial; second, a further and separate defense is set up, prefaced by the statement that the defendant repeats and makes part of this defense the denial contained in the first defense, and avers. There then follow in this defense various allegations, evidently intended as a justification because not stated as a partial defense. To this plaintiff demurred on the ground that the same was insufficient in law, upon the face thereof, and…
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