JAMES v. GANNETT CO.


40 N.Y.2d 415 (1976)

Samantha James, Respondent, v. Gannett Co., Inc., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 13, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. McCrory for appellant.

Charles O. Baisch and Charles A. Schiano for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.


JASEN, J.

Plaintiff Samantha James is a professional belly dancer whose cabaret performances have placed her figure in the public spotlight. Her pursuit of this exotic specialty aroused a certain public curiosity and prompted the publication of a feature article about her life and trade, complete with photographs, in defendant's Rochester newspaper. The plaintiff complains that two sentences of this article libeled...

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