Dattner v. Pokoik
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— In a defamation action, all defendants (except Jay Trien) appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, entered July *57317, 1980, which is in favor of plaintiff and against them, on a jury verdict. Judgment reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, (1) the complaint is dismissed as against defendants Norman Alster, Trigar Publishing Co., Inc., and Bee Garfield, and (2) as between plaintiff and defendant Lee Pokoik, the action is severed and a new trial is granted limited to the issue of damages only, unless within 20 days after service upon plaintiff of a copy of the…
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