Legal Opinion
Pollnow v. Poughkeepsie Newspapers, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 18, 1986PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs. The certified question is answered in the affirmative.
Plaintiffs commenced this action alleging that letters written by defendant Bartelemucci and printed in a newspaper published by defendant Poughkeepsie Newspapers, Inc. defamed the 17-year-old infant plaintiff by falsely accusing him of criminal conduct. The letters described his conduct and commented critically on actions of the police officials and courts responsible for handling the charges against him.
Poughkeepsie Newspapers, Inc. moved…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chapadeau v. Utica Observer-Dispatch, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Karaduman v. Newsday, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Gaeta v. New York News Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Fairley v. Peekskill Star Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
3Cited by29 opinions
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- Kamfar v. New World Restaurant Group, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- Immuno AG. v. Moor-JankowskiNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
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