CHEATUM v. WEHLE


6 Misc.2d 988 (1957)

E. Leonard Cheatum, Plaintiff, v. Louis A. Wehle, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Special Term, Albany County.

July 1, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Rosch and Nathan M. Medwin for plaintiff.

George R. Fearon and Vincent A. O'Neil for defendant.


DONALD S. TAYLOR, J.

In this action for slander the plaintiff moves to strike the five separate defenses contained in the defendant's answer on the ground that they are legally insufficient. The defendant in turn challenges the legal sufficiency of the amended complaint. (Rules Civ. Prac., rule 109, subd. 6.)

The first separate defense based on the qualified privilege of fair comment on a matter of public...

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