Lasky v. Kempton

With paragraph “ 10 ” of the complaint, containing the innuendo, stricken from the complaint, the pleading must be read primarily from the allegedly libelous article alone. The article, written in a racy, hyperbolic style, is frequently cryptic in meaning, sometimes contradictory, and only dubiously suggestive of matters defaming plaintiff. Its meaning not being adequately clear, the necessity for a proper allegation of extrinsic fact or innuendo is evident. Moreover, while specific allegation of falsity is not necessary in a libel pleading (Seelman on Law of Libel and Slander, p. 393; ef. 53…