Order unanimously affirmed, with $20 costs and disbursements to respondent.
As to the fourth and fifth causes of action, in a slander suit, it is no longer necessary to allege extrinsic facts showing the application of the defamatory words to the plaintiff. The common-law rule requiring allegation of such facts has been abrogated by rule 96 of the Rules of Civil Practice, which permits the plaintiff to state in general terms that such matter was spoken concerning...
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