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THOMAS H. v. PAUL B.

No. 15.

18 N.Y.3d 580 (2012)

942 N.Y.S.2d 437

2012 NY Slip Op 1318

THOMAS H., Appellant, v. PAUL B. et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided February 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Mickey A. Steiman, Hyde Park ( Mickey A. Steiman of counsel), and Robert N. Palmer , Poughkeepsie, for appellant.

Murphy & Lambiase, Goshen ( George A. Smith of counsel), for respondents.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges CIPARICK, READ, SMITH, PIGOTT and JONES concur.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GRAFFEO, J.

On this record, we hold that defendants are not entitled to summary judgment because they failed to establish as a matter of law that they did not defame plaintiff.

Plaintiff Thomas H. and his wife, Karen, are acquainted with defendants Paul and Nancy B. The couples were introduced by one of Karen's sisters and they occasionally spent time together at a residence in...

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