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Belanich v. Brophy

255 A.D.2d 411, 680 N.Y.S.2d 852, 1998 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 12389
CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
DecidedNovember 16, 1998
StatusPublished

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Belanich v. Brophy, 255 A.D.2d 411, 680 N.Y.S.2d 852, 1998 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 12389 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1998).

Opinion

—In an action to recover damages for slander, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Colabella, J.), entered September 25, 1997, which, upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff and against them in the principal sum of $150,000.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

Contrary to the defendants’ contentions, the trial court correctly refused to charge the jury that the subject defamatory remarks were made under a qualified privilege (see, Liberman v Gelstein, 80 NY2d 429, 437; Wright v Johnson, 184 AD2d 234; Hollander v Cayton, 145 AD2d 605; La Scala v D’Angelo, 104 AD2d 930), or that the plaintiff was a limited-issue public figure (see, James v Gannett Co., 40 NY2d 415, 422; Park v Capital Cities Communications, 181 AD2d 192, 197; Wilsey v Saratoga Harness Racing, 140 AD2d 857).

The damages awarded were not excessive. Miller, J. P., Pizzuto, Friedmann and Goldstein, JJ., concur.

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James v. Gannett Co.
353 N.E.2d 834 (New York Court of Appeals, 1976)
Liberman v. Gelstein
605 N.E.2d 344 (New York Court of Appeals, 1992)
La Scala v. D'Angelo
104 A.D.2d 930 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1984)
Wilsey v. Saratoga Harness Racing, Inc.
140 A.D.2d 857 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1988)
Hollander v. Cayton
145 A.D.2d 605 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1988)
Park v. Capital Cities Communications, Inc.
181 A.D.2d 192 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1992)
Wright v. Johnson
184 A.D.2d 234 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1992)

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