Legal Opinion
Musso v. Miller
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 11, 1942PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, P. J.
The appeal is from a judgment dismissing the complaint on the merits with costs following a verdict of no cause of action. The court submitted the case to the jury as one for slander, saying in his charge, “This case, therefore, sifts down to one matter which you are to decide and that is the statement the plaintiff alleges the defendant made with respect to him, namely, that ‘ he was unfit to be a minister. ’ ’ ’
The appellant, a Methodist minister, had been appointed Pastor of the St. Titus Bilingual Mission, Troy, N. Y. Respondent was District Superintendent, appointed by the *58Methodist…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- American Bank & Trust Co. v. Federal Reserve Bank of AtlantaSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Beardsley v. . KilmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Al Raschid v. News Syndicate Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Hayden v. . New York Railways Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Husted v. A. P. Husted Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
3Cited by5 opinions
- Quigley v. Hawthorne Lumber Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- Friedlander v. National Broadcasting Co.New York Supreme Court · 1963
- Andrews v. SteinbergNew York Supreme Court · 1983
- Musso v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
- Zausner v. Fotochrome Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1962