Order unanimously reversed, with costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed.
Memorandum:
This action is to recover damages for libel. Plaintiff, a public school teacher, was arrested in Utica on charges of criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument and a dangerous drug (heroin) in the fourth degree, a felony. The next day defendant's newspaper reported that plaintiff was so arrested and that two Herkimer men were also arrested and charged with drug...
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