Legal Opinion
People v. Mager
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 9, 1966PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtUghetta, Acting P. J.
The complainant was a member of the Rockland County Planning Board at the time some of the alleged libels were published and a member of the Rockland County Sewer Commission at the time other alleged libels were published. It is conceded that none of the libels concerned his actions as such official; all were made solely with respect to his private conduct. Thus, even if we assume that the complainant was a “ public official ” within the meaning of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (376 U. S. 254, 283-284), the libels published about him fell within the rules governing private defamation and not…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Sparf v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Duffy v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- People v. . SherlockNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
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3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. Charles Sawyer, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971