Legal Opinion
Martirano v. Frost
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 10, 1969PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Fuld.
The plaintiff, an attorney, brought this slander action seeking $50,000 in damages from the defendant, a layman, for casting aspersions on his professional integrity, in open court, during the course of a judicial proceeding. The defendant, claiming his statements were absolutely privileged, applied for and was granted summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
The alleged defamatory statements were made by the defendant on December 22, 1967, in open court, in connection with a complaint which he had filed in the City Court of New Rochelle charging one Anthony Lauro with “…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Youmans v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Andrews v. . GardinerNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Marsh v. . EllsworthNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- People Ex Rel. Bensky v. Warden of the City PrisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Chapman v. DickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
3Cited by76 opinions
- Park Knoll Associates v. SchmidtNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- McGranahan v. DaharSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- Katz v. MorgenthauDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
- Grasso v. MathewAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Butler v. RatnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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