Legal Opinion
Scaccia v. MacCurdy
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 30, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint in this defamation action. The proof submitted in support of the motion establishes that the allegedly defamatory statements were made by defendant, President of the Cayuga Vocal Ensemble (Ensemble), to the Music Director of the Ensemble regarding a matter of concern to that organization. That proof is sufficient to establish that the statements were protected by a qualified privilege (see, Foster v Churchill, 87 NY2d 744, 751; Murphy v Herfort,…
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- Murphy v. HerfortAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Kantor v. PavelchakAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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