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MAHONEY v. ADIRONDACK PUBL CO

71 N.Y.2d 31 (1987)

Jeremiah Mahoney, Respondent-Appellant, v. Adirondack Publishing Co., Doing Business as Adirondack Daily Enterprise, et al., Appellants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 17, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. David Morrison and Herbert G. Underwood, of the West Virginia Bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Henry A. Fischer for appellants-respondents.

David R. Murphy for respondent-appellant.

S. Paul Battaglia for the New York Press Association and others, amici curiae.

Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.

Chief Judge WACHTLER.

Thomas Bengston, the defendant in this libel action, is a newspaper reporter and the author of an article which appeared in the sports section of the October 3, 1983 edition of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, a newspaper published by defendant Adirondack Publishing Company. The article was critical of the conduct of plaintiff Jeremiah Mahoney, a high school football coach, during a football...

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