ARONSON v. WIERSMA


65 N.Y.2d 592 (1985)

Gayle H. Aronson, Appellant, v. Ronald J. Wiersma, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided September 12, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward F. Beane for appellant.

George W. Scapolito for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges JASEN, MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE and ALEXANDER concur.


TITONE, J.

In this defamation action, plaintiff appeals from an order of the Appellate Division, Second Department, which, by a divided court, reversed an order of Special Term and directed dismissal of the complaint. The issue is whether she has stated a cause of action. We agree with the Appellate Division that she has not, and affirm the order of dismissal.

Plaintiff, who describes herself as a linguist...

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