Tracy v. Newsday, Inc.

Decided January 8, 1959. John Van Voorhis wrote the opinion for the court.

5 N.Y.2d 134 · Cited 88 times

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• Nichols v. Item Publishers, Inc. · 309 N.Y. 596
• Mencher v. Chesley · 75 N.E.2d 257
• Moore v. . Francis · 23 N.E. 1127
• Sanderson v. . Caldwell · 45 N.Y. 398
• Sydney v. MacFadden Newspaper Publishing Corp. · 151 N.E. 209
• Hoeppner v. Dunkirk Printing Co. · 172 N.E. 139
• Hays v. American Defense Society, Inc. · 169 N.E. 380
• Gurtler v. Union Parts Manufacturing Co. · 285 A.D. 643
• Katapodis v. Brooklyn Spectator, Inc. · 38 N.E.2d 112
• Balabanoff v. Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc. · 62 N.E.2d 599
• First National Bank v. Winters · 121 N.E. 459

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