Legal Opinion
Paris v. New York Times Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 9, 1939PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
The suit is for libel. Two causes of action are advanced, each based on a different publication. The first alleged libel appeared in a headline on August 11, 1933, and the second in the body of an article published on July 2,1935. Both, however, stem from the same event.
The plaintiff, a lawyer and former Assemblyman, defended his brother in the local Federal court in a prosecution charging conspiracy to defraud. The brother was convicted. In support of a motion for a new trial, affidavits were submitted purporting to have been sworn to and signed by.three-witnesses who'had testified *217at the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Fleckenstein v. FriedmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Campbell v. New York Evening Post, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Cafferty v. . Southern Tier Publishing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Gressman v. . Morning Journal Assn.New York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Lanpher v. . ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Becher v. Troy Publishing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Handelman v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Paris v. New York Times Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940