Legal Opinion
Patrick Beary v. West Publishing Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 23, 1985No. 927, Docket 84-7965PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge.
Patrick Beary, an attorney, appeals from an order and judgment of the Eastern District of New York, I. Leo Glasser, Judge, granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing Beary’s diversity libel action for $5,000,000 damages based on defendant’s publication of an opinion authored by Judge William D. Friedmann of the Civil Court of the City of New York. We affirm.
The alleged libelous decision giving rise to the present federal suit was rendered in Beary’s favor in a Civil Court action by Estates Roofing Co., Inc., against Beary for a balance of $656 due on…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Holy Spirit Ass'n for Unification of World Christianity v. New York Times Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Murray v. BrancatoNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Lee v. Brooklyn Union Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Donna W. Schuster and Donald E. Hanson v. U. S. News & World Report, Inc., a Corporation, and Time, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Shiles v. News Syndicate Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Bartel Dental Books Co. v. SchultzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Corporate Training Unlimited, Inc. v. National Broadcasting Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1994
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