Moyle v. Franz

Upon a prior appeal in this libel action this court affirmed an order denying a motion to. dismiss the complaint under rule 106 of the Rules of Civil Practice. (Moyle v. Rutherford, 261 App. Div. 968.)

The action is predicated upon the publication by defendants in The Watchtoiver, a semi-monthly magazine, of two defamatory articles concerning the plaintiff. At the close of the case a motion to dismiss the second cause of action as against the individual defendants was granted upon the ground that they were not shown to have been connected with the publication of the article “ Snares.” The jury…