Legal Opinion
Cohen v. New York Herald Tribune, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 12, 1970PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThomas R. Jones, J.
This is a motion for a directed verdict after the close of all the evidence in a trial of an action for libel. The motion is granted. The complaint is dismissed. This court finds that no contrary verdict could be reached by any rational interpretation of the evidence in the case. (CPLR 4401; Blum v. Fresh Grown Preserve Corp., 292 N. Y. 241, 245; Wessel v. Krop, 30 A D 2d 764, 765.)
The plaintiff, Hyman Cohen, was employed as a bartender at the Vivere Lounge on New York’s Second Avenue on July 11, 1963. At 11:30 p.m. he became a witness to the slaying of Robert Hunos in the kitchen of his bar…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Steak Bit of Westbury, Inc. v. Newsday, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1972
- People v. MasonNew York Supreme Court · 1978
- Weeks v. M-P Publications, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1973
- A & P Sheet Metal Co., Inc. v. Edward Hansen, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
- Commercial Programming Unlimited v. Columbia Broadcasting Systems, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1975
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