Legal Opinion
Gardner v. Home Life Publications, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 19, 1932PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
The action is for libel. The complaint alleges, in brief, that the plaintiff was comptroller of the city of New Rochelle and his duties placed him in control of all the fiscal affairs of the city, requiring him to report thereon from time to time; that on December 29, 1931, he made a public statement or address at Syracuse concerning which the defendants afterward made the following publication: “Although City Comptroller Gardner (New Rochelle) announced to a Syracuse convention that New Rochelle would have no deficit in 1931, two days later the City was forced to obtain a rush loan on…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Briarcliff Lodge Hotel, Inc. v. Citizen-Sentinel Publishers, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Mattice v. . WilcoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Crashley v. . Press Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Hays v. American Defense Society, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
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- Hall v. Binghamton Press Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
- Tanzer v. Crowley Publishing Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1934
- Sweeney v. Schenectady Union Pub. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
- Sweeney v. Schenectady Union Pub. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941