Nomako v. Ashton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Per curiam
The question on this appeal is whether under article 31 of the new Civil Practice Law and Buies the plaintiff in a slander action is entitled to a general unrestricted examination before trial of the defendant. Special Term denied defendant’s motion to strike plaintiff’s notice of examination before trial. The court concluded that previous authority restricting general examinations on all of the issues in defamation actions was no longer applicable under the Civil Practice Law and Buies.
Since New York County Supreme Court Trial Term Bule XI restricting pretrial examinations in certain cases…
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