Legal Opinion
Liberman v. Gelstein
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 24, 1992PublishedCited by 563 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kaye, J.
In this action for slander, we consider whether the plaintiff has stated a viable claim without any showing of special damages, whether the alleged slander is protected by qualified privilege, and whether there is a triable issue of fact as to malice. We conclude that plaintiffs claims were correctly dismissed on summary judgment.
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Before us is one of eight actions, consolidated for disposition by the .motion court, centering on a luxury apartment building in Manhattan. Plaintiff, Barnet L. Liberman, is the building’s landlord. Defendant, Leonard Gelstein (a…
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