Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed and cross-appealed from, with costs to the defendant.
This libel action involves a letter written by the defendant's principal to the plaintiff while the two were engaged as attorneys in litigating a matrimonial action. A written statement or one made in open court in the course of a judicial proceeding is absolutely privileged if, by any view or under any circumstances, it may be considered pertinent to the litigation...
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