MURRAY v. CASSIRER


17 A.D.2d 149 (1962)

John J. Murray, Respondent, v. Fred W. Cassirer, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

October 23, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Mitherz of counsel (Tanzer, Mullaney, Mitherz & Pratt, attorneys), for appellant.

Sylvester J. Garamella of counsel (Anthony J. Malatestinic with him on the brief), for respondent.

BREITEL, J. P., VALENTE, McNALLY, STEVENS and STEUER, JJ., concur.


Per Curiam.

This is an appeal from an order which denied the defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint for insufficiency.

The action seeks damages for libel based upon a letter written by the defendant to his landlord. Specifically, the complaint alleges that the plaintiff is a doorman in the building where the defendant resides. It states that the defendant published a letter "of and concerning the plaintiff...

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