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POLLNOW v. POUGHKEEPSIE NEWSPAPERS, INC.

67 N.Y.2d 778 (1986)

William Pollnow et al., Appellants, v. Poughkeepsie Newspapers, Inc., et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 18, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Wolf for appellants.

Susanna E. Bedell, Robert C. Bernius, Domenick L. Gabrielli and Pamela J. Brown for Poughkeepsie Newspapers, Inc., respondent.

John Nicholas Iannuzzi for Anna Bartelemucci, respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER and HANCOCK, JR., concur in memorandum; Judge TITONE taking no part.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs. The certified question is answered in the affirmative.

Plaintiffs commenced this action alleging that letters written by defendant Bartelemucci and printed in a newspaper published by defendant Poughkeepsie Newspapers, Inc. defamed the 17-year-old infant plaintiff by falsely accusing him of criminal conduct. The letters described his conduct...

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