Reversed and summary judgment granted in favor of appellant, with $10 costs and disbursements.
In our opinion, the statements alleged to be defamatory were qualifiedly privileged in view of the responsibility, and prominence in the community, of plaintiff's position as auditor of the Westchester Joint Water Works and in the light of the fact that plaintiff had thrust himself into the vortex of the public discussion concerning this position. Accordingly, he cannot...
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