Legal Opinion
Canino v. New York News, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided May 29, 1984PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
O’HERN, J.
We granted this appeal to consider whether an action for libel survives the death of the defamed party. We agree with the two lower courts that the action survives and affirm.
On Sunday, October 21, 1979, the New York Daily News published an article written by its reporter David Hardy, entitled “Report corruption in housing agency.” The article reported that reputed “mob-connected contractors,” working in collusion with political leaders, “ripped off” millions in state housing funds. The article identified Alvin Raphael and James Canino as two…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Calder v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Rosenblatt v. BaerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Robertson v. WegmannSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Nappe v. Anschelewitz, Barr, Ansell & BonelloSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
- Alexander v. WhitmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Sisler v. Gannett Co., Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
- Burke v. DeinerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
- McFarland v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
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