Legal Opinion
Held v. Pokorny
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 6, 1984No. 83 Civ. 4309PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Philip B. Held, an attorney licensed in the State of New York who also is engaged in an insurance business at the same premises where he conducts his law practice, commenced this diversity action against his stepson, Joel Pokorny, charging him with libel.
Plaintiff was married to the defendant’s mother from 1968 until her death in March of 1982. Plaintiff exercised his right of election against the will of his deceased wife. 1 Thereafter, in May 1983, the defendant wrote a letter to plaintiff as follows:
I am obligated to inform you of the…
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