600 W 115TH ST v. VON GUTFELD


80 N.Y.2d 130 (1992)

600 West 115th Street Corp., Respondent, v. Robert Von Gutfeld, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 20, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gold & Wachtel, New York City (John H. Reichman of counsel), and Ayers & Thompson, P. C., New York City (Mark S. Moroknek of counsel), for appellant.

David S. Friedberg, New York City, for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges KAYE, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur; Judge SMITH taking no part.


SIMONS, J.

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages for allegedly defamatory statements made by defendant in opposition to plaintiff's application for a building permit during a public hearing conducted by a New York City Community Board. Defendant contends that his statements were absolutely privileged under the common law and that they were protected speech under the State and Federal Constitutions. We conclude the...

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