FINKELSTEIN v. DIAMOND


196 Misc. 162 (1949)

Carlyle Finkelstein, Plaintiff, v. Alexander D. Diamond, Defendant.

City Court of the City of New York, Special Term, New York County.

October 5, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Saytanides & Mulaine for defendant.

Carlyle Finkelstein, plaintiff in person.


McCULLEN, J.

The complaint is insufficient. In setting forth the allegedly slanderous words spoken, the exact words used by the defendant should be alleged; it is not sufficient to summarize the language or to state plaintiff's idea of its meaning or the substance of the words used (Crowell v. Schneider, 165 App. Div. 690; Deddrick v. Mallery, 143 App. Div. 819; Drohan v. O'Brien, 76 App. Div. 265; Locke v. Benton & Bowles...

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