Edwards X-Ray Co. v. Ritter Dental Manufacturing Co.

Rodenbeck, J.:

The general rule is that words, among others, are slanderous per se which directly “ tend to the prejudice of any one in his office, profession, trade or business ” or are an “ injurious imputation ” affecting his office, profession or business (Gideon v. Dwyer, 87 Hun, 246, 249; Folkard’s Starkie on Libel & Slander [Wood’s Notes], pp. 105, 177; Panster v. Wasserman, 190 App. Div. 822, 823), or affect his “ standing, honesty and reliability ” in his business (Brown v. Tregoe, 236 N. Y. 497, 502), in which cases no special damages are required to be alleged or proven. This is one…