Locke v. Aston

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Karla Moskowitz, J), entered August 5, 2002, which granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint, unanimously modified, on the law, so as to reinstate the cause of action for breach of contract, and otherwise affirmed, without costs. Appeal from order, same court and Justice, entered April 11, 2003, which denied plaintiffs motion to renew, reargue and amend the complaint, unanimously dismissed, without costs.

The motion court properly dismissed plaintiff’s defamation cause of action on the ground that defendant’s statements that plaintiff did…