Legal Opinion
Ginsburg v. Hearst Publishing Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 18, 1958PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtValente, J.
We are called upon to review the exercise of discretion of Special Term in declining jurisdiction of a cause of action for libel brought by a nonresident of the State against *201foreign corporations doing business in this State, where the complaint does not indicate that the tort was committed in New York.
The complaint alleges that plaintiff, an attorney licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and engaged in such practice in the city of Pittsburgh, was damaged in his reputation and profession by the publication of an alleged libel in the August 1, 1956 issue of the “Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph”. While…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Gregoire v. G. P. Putnam's SonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Gregonis v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Murnan v. Wabash Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
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3Cited by2 opinions
- John Zuck v. Interstate Publishing Corp., John Zuck v. Marjorie Bair, Edward Purcell, Martin Goodman and Jean GoodmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- John Zuck v. Interstate Publishing Corp., John Zuck v. Marjorie Bair, Edward Purcell, Martin Goodman and Jean GoodmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963