FITZGERALD v. HERALD CO.


119 A.D.2d 974 (1986)

Kristen Fitzgerald, Appellant, v. Herald Company et al., Respondents

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

April 4, 1986


Order unanimously modified, on the law, and, as modified, affirmed, with costs to plaintiff, in accordance with the following memorandum:

The court erred in granting the motion of defendants Kriss and The Herald Company for summary judgment dismissing the plaintiff's complaint in a libel action. A factual issue exists whether the reporter, who drew erroneous conclusions from his observations at a DWI roadblock and did not attempt to verify the identity of the person...

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