Case Name: James V. Giancola, by Anthony Sorting, His Guardian ad Litem, Respondent, v. Gannett Co., Inc., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1986-12-19
Citations: 125 A.D.2d 991
Docket Number: 
Parties: James V. Giancola, by Anthony Sorting, His Guardian ad Litem, Respondent, v Gannett Co., Inc., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 125
Pages: 991–991

Head Matter:
James V. Giancola, by Anthony Sorting, His Guardian ad Litem, Respondent, v Gannett Co., Inc., Appellant.

Opinion:
Order unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: The court correctly denied defendant's motion to dismiss this libel complaint. The court erred, however, in finding that the single instance rule does not apply to a complaint alleging libel per se (Amelkin v Commercial Trading Co., 23 AD2d 830, 831, affd 17 NY2d 500; see also, comment, 2 NY PJI 101-102 [Supp]). (Appeal from order of Supreme Court, Monroe County, Boehm, J. — summary judgment.) Present — Callahan, J. P., Boomer, Green, Balio and Lawton, JJ.