Legal Opinion
de Figuerola v. McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 30, 1947PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHecht, J.
Motion to dismiss amended complaint as insufficient in law upon the face thereof, pursuant to subdivision 5 of rule 106 of the Rules of Civil Practice.
The action is for libel. The statement complained of is an article published by defendant in its magazine u Business Week Such article described Argentina’s five-year plan as presented to its Congress by President Perón, and said? “ Director of the Plan is a Spanish-born Argentine citizen, Jos© Figuerola (below).” Below was a photograph and under it the name Jose Figuerola. Such photograph was in fact one of plaintiff, whose name is also Jose…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Sydney v. MacFadden Newspaper Publishing Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Kimmerle v. New York Evening Journal, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- O'Connell v. . Press Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Morrison v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Hays v. American Defense Society, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
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- Gibson v. Sce Grp., Inc.District Court, S.D. Illinois · 2019
- Gibson v. SCE Group, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2019
- de Figuerola v. McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.New York Supreme Court · 1947