1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.Y.2d
  4. 17 N.Y.2d
  5. 17 N.Y.2d 284 (1966)
 

HINSDALE v. ORANGE COUNTY PUB.

17 N.Y.2d 284 (1966)

Robert Hinsdale, Appellant, v. Orange County Publications, Inc., Respondent. Alfred Rieber et al., Appellants, v. Orange County Publication, Inc., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 5, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd L. Rosenthal and Levinson, Jenkins & Cassidy for appellants.

Bruce O. Becker for respondent.

Judges FULD, BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN and KEATING concur with Chief Judge DESMOND; Judge VAN VOORHIS dissents and votes to affirm.

Chief Judge DESMOND.

The plaintiffs in these two libel actions demand damages because of an article published in defendant's newspaper. Their complaints have been dismissed for insufficiency on the ground that the newspaper story was not libelous per se and that no special damages are pleaded as is required when the words are libelous per quod but not per se...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases