This appeal turns upon the extent of immunity to be accorded to the campaign utterances, oral and written, of a candidate for public office.
The learned Special Term held that the complaint stated a case for recovery in defamation, and that questions of fact were raised incident to the defenses of privilege and justification. In our opinion, the evidentiary showing made by each party...
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