Legal Opinion
Zator v. Buchel
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 14, 1931PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
The plaintiff in this libel action is an attorney practicing his profession at Binghamton, N. Y. The defendants, in a letter to a corporation that publishes a Slavic newspaper in New York city, disparaged plaintiff in his profession. The letter was in the Slavic language, and all of the parties connected with the controversy are of Slavic or Polish extraction, The correctness of the rule as to compensatory damages as charged by the court is challenged. He stated that under the circumstances proven, the the jury must find a verdict for substantial compensatory damages, and even if plaintiff…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sanderson v. . CaldwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Gressman v. . Morning Journal Assn.New York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Abell v. Cornwall Industrial Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Lynch v. New York Times Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1916
3Cited by5 opinions
- Kruglak v. LandreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
- Orlowski v. KoroleskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Rusciano & Son Corp. v. MihalyfiNew York Supreme Court · 1938
- Handelman v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Suckenik v. LevittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991