BLUMENSTEIN v. CHASE


100 A.D.2d 243 (1984)

Stanley Blumenstein, Appellant, v. Christine Chase, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

March 26, 1984


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Berkman, Henoch, Kadin & Peddy (Gilbert Henoch of counsel), for appellant.

Twomey, Latham & Shea (Christopher D. Kelley and Victor Rabinowitz of counsel), for respondent.

LAZER, J. P., BRACKEN and NIEHOFF, JJ., concur.


MANGANO, J.

The instant libel action arose out of the publication of a letter to the editor in the December 9, 1982 edition of the East Hampton Star. That letter, written by the defendant on December 6, 1982, alleged that (1) the "Keep East Hampton Beautiful, Safe, and Sound" committee had employed "slander, misrepresentation, and outright nonsense" in its campaign to stop certain planned improvements at the town airport, (2) the developer of a...

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