HOGAN v. HERALD CO.


58 N.Y.2d 630 (1982)

Michael J. Hogan, Respondent, v. Herald Company, Doing Business as Syracuse Herald Journal, et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 16, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Paul Battaglia for appellants.

Joseph A. Ryan and Carl T. Putzer for respondents.

Concur: Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER. Chief Judge COOKE dissents and votes to reverse in an opinion.


Order affirmed, with costs, and question certified answered in the affirmative for reasons stated in the opinion by Justice RICHARD D. SIMONS at the Appellate Division (84 A.D.2d 470).

Chief Judge COOKE (dissenting).

I agree that plaintiff is a private individual with respect to his defamation claim and that Chapadeau v Utica Observer-Dispatch (38 N.Y.2d 196) sets forth...

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