Gurtler v. Union Parts Manufacturing Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtBastow, J.
The defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint has been denied and the legal sufficiency thereof is presented upon this appeal. The action is for slander and it is alleged that the president of the defendant corporation in the presence of certain employees uttered of and concerning the plaintiff the words “ Communist. You are a communist ” two or three times. No facts are alleged as to the circumstances under which the alleged defamatory words were spoken. In other words, no extrinsic facts are alleged and we have for consideration only these words standing alone.
The complaint contains no…
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