Allen v. CH Energy Group, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtLahtinen, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Work, J.), entered November 1, 2007 in Ulster County, which denied defendant’s motion to, among other things, set aside a verdict in favor of plaintiffs.
Defendant argues on appeal that a jury verdict awarding $250,000 to plaintiff Frank Allen (hereinafter plaintiff) in this defamation action should be reversed because the alleged defamatory statement did not constitute defamation per se, recovery is barred by the “single instance” rule, and the record does not support the amount of damages awarded. Defendant received a phone call from a woman…
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