Dolcin Corp. v. Reader's Digest Ass'n
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtBreitel, J.
Plaintiff is a corporation manufacturing and distributing a chemical compound purportedly useful in the *451treatment of arthritis, and advertised as such. It sues defendant, the publisher of a well-known magazine, for damages arising from publication of an allegedly libelous article concerning it and its product. After a trial, a jury rendered a verdict in favor of defendant. Plaintiff appeals, asserting errors by the court in the admission and exclusion of evidence.
Despite much discussion of refinements stemming from the ‘ rolled-up plea ’ ’ of justification and fair comment interposed by…
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