GURTLER v. UNION PARTS MFG. CO.


206 Misc. 801 (1954)

Roman Gurtler, Plaintiff, v. Union Parts Manufacturing Co., Inc., Defendant.

Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County.

December 2, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Minot & Zasloff for defendant.

Robert Leon Horn for plaintiff.


FRANK, J.

This is a motion to dismiss the complaint for legal insufficiency pursuant to rule 106 of the Rules of Civil Practice.

The action is for slander. The core of the question is whether a false charge that one is a communist is slanderous per se. The complaint alleges in substance that the defendant, through its president, falsely accused the plaintiff of being a communist. It is claimed that the...

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