James v. Gannett Co.

Decided July 13, 1976. Matthew Joseph Jasen wrote the opinion for the court.

40 N.Y.2d 415 · Cited 281 times

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• Chapadeau v. Utica Observer-Dispatch, Inc. · 38 N.Y.2d 196
• Mencher v. Chesley · 75 N.E.2d 257
• Julian v. American Business Consultants, Inc. · 2 N.Y.2d 1
• Sydney v. MacFadden Newspaper Publishing Corp. · 151 N.E. 209
• Tracy v. Newsday, Inc. · 5 N.Y.2d 134
• Trails West, Inc. v. Wolff · 32 N.Y.2d 207
• Cafferty v. . Southern Tier Publishing Co. · 123 N.E. 76
• Gates v. . New York Recorder Co. · 155 N.Y. 228
• Everett v. Gross · 22 A.D.2d 257

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