Legal Opinion
Friends of Animals, Inc. v. Associated Fur Manufacturers, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 5, 1979PublishedCited by 650 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Because plaintiff failed to show facts sufficient to require a trial of the issue of actual malice, defendants’ motion for summary judgment was properly granted.
The complaint in this libel action alleges a single cause of action against all defendants for conspiracy to defame plaintiff by publication of a false statement that "Friends of Animals has hired trappers to skin baby seals alive to be filmed and shown on television under the presumption that the act was spot news”. Plaintiff asserts that this was published in retaliation for its campaign to persuade people not to…
3Cases cited4 opinions
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- Phillips v. Joseph Kantor & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Indig v. FinkelsteinNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
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- Auerbach v. BennettNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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