Case Name: Andrew A. Marino, Appellant, v. Francis X. Wallace, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1978-11-10
Citations: 65 A.D.2d 946
Docket Number: 
Parties: Andrew A. Marino, Appellant, v Francis X. Wallace, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 65
Pages: 946–946

Head Matter:
Andrew A. Marino, Appellant, v Francis X. Wallace, Respondent.

Opinion:
—Order unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: We affirm because in our view the allegedly slanderous remarks were made during the course of a Public Service Commission hearing which was in substance a quasi-judicial proceeding to which an absolute privilege attaches (Julian J. Studley, Inc. v Lefrak, 50 AD2d 162, affd on other grounds 41 NY2d 881; see Toker v Pollak, 44 NY2d 211, 222; Wiener v Weintraub, 22 NY2d 330; Andrews v Gardiner, 224 NY 440 446-447). (Appeal from order of Onondaga Supreme Court — summary judgment.) Present — Marsh, P. J., Moule, Cardamone, Simons and Schnepp, JJ.