CULLOM v. KADEL


208 Misc. 18 (1955)

Neil P. Cullom, Plaintiff, v. John Kadel et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, Special Term, Queens County.

May 17, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil P. Cullom, plaintiff in person.

Harold N. Schwinger, David M. Potts and Abraham Wilson for Amanda F. Kadel, as executrix of John Kadel, deceased defendant.

Sullivan & Cromwell for Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as executor of Jarvis Geer, deceased defendant.


HOGAN, J.

Plaintiff moves to substitute the executors of two deceased defendants as parties defendant in an action to recover damages for libel and slander. The motion is opposed by the executors of the respective deceased defendants on the ground that the action abated upon the death of the original deceased defendants.

It is not open to dispute that under the common law an action for libel abated upon the death of either party, and could not...

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