Orders affirmed, with $10 costs and disbursements.
The statement that respondent is a disbarred lawyer is not claimed in the complaint to be libelous, and respondent seeks no recovery because of its publication. The partial defense which asserts that this statement is true is therefore insufficient, and examination of respondent to prove the truth of the statement was properly disallowed. In any event, since there is no dispute as to the truth of the statement, examination...
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