Legal Opinion
Harry Lee Publishing Co. v. Riverhead News, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 25, 1943Published
1Opinion of the CourtFroessel, J.
In an action by the owner of a certain newspaper, known as “ The County Review”, to recover damages in the sum of $50,000 for the publication by the defendants of a certain alleged libelous article concerning said “ Review ” in a newspaper known as “ The Riverhead News”, published by the corporate defendant and of which the individual defendant is the editor, manager and copublisher, both defendants move, pursuant to rule 106 of the Rules of Civil Practice, to dismiss the complaint for legal insufficiency.
*212The alleged libelous matter, hereinafter more particularly referred to, is set forth in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sydney v. MacFadden Newspaper Publishing Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- O'Connell v. . Press Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Ben-Oliel v. Press Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Kleeberg v. SipserNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- First National Bank v. WintersNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
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