Legal Opinion
Simon v. Potts
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 4, 1962PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ellis J. Staley, Jr., J.
This is a motion for an order dismissing the complaint herein pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 4 of rule 106 of the Rules of Civil Practice on the ground that the complaint fails to state a cause of action. The complaint herein alleges that a certain letter dated November 19, 1959 written by the defendant, David M. Potts, to the plaintiff is 1 ‘ false, libelous, vicious and defamatory ’ ’ and by reason of the publication of said letter ‘ ‘ the plaintiff has been held up to contempt and reproach, has been greatly injured in his reputation, and has suffered…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Youmans v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Andrews v. . GardinerNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Marsh v. . EllsworthNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- People Ex Rel. Bensky v. Warden of the City PrisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Hastings v. LuskCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1839
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Arthur Theiss v. Gordon H. SchererCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
- Seltzer v. FieldsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
- Sexter & Warmflash, P.C. v. MargrabeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Weiler v. SternAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
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