Legal Opinion
Tanzer v. Crowley Publishing Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 24, 1934PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
This is an appeal from an order denying defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint in libel, upon the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and the controlling question is whether or not the publication sued upon is libelous per se.
Plaintiff was the mayor of the city of Little Falls from January 1, 1928, to December 31, 1931. After his term of office had expired, •and on March 1, 1932, defendant published an article in which it charged in substance that it was a matter of common knowledge that plaintiff’s only reason for appointing the city…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Triggs v. Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- Hoeppner v. Dunkirk Printing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Mattice v. . WilcoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Gardner v. Home Life Publications, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1932
- Sydney v. Macfadden Newspaper Publishing Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
3Cited by8 opinions
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Mosler v. WhelanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- Golson v. Hearst CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1954
- Fischer v. Post-Standard Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961
- Macy v. New York World-Telegram Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1957
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