SHILES v. NEWS SYNDICATE CO.


27 N.Y.2d 9 (1970)

George W. Shiles, Appellant, v. News Syndicate Co., Inc., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 1, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George G. Hunter, Jr. for appellant.

Andrew L. Hughes and Anson M. Keller for respondent.

Judges BURKE, BERGAN and GIBSON concur with Chief Judge FULD; Judge BREITEL dissents and votes to affirm in a separate opinion in which Judges SCILEPPI and JASEN concur.


Chief Judge FULD.

One of the questions posed by this appeal is whether the defendant, which published articles detailing charges made by the plaintiff's wife in a matrimonial action, may plead the absolute privilege of fair and true report of a judicial proceeding, under section 74 of the Civil Rights Law, as a defense to libel and to invasion of privacy causes of action.

In the spring of 1967, the defendant...

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