Case Name: Sedley E. Lee, Appellant, v. James A. Sperry et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1918-10-29
Citations: 224 N.Y. 640
Docket Number: 
Parties: Sedley E. Lee, Appellant, v. James A. Sperry et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 224
Pages: 640–640

Head Matter:
Sedley E. Lee, Appellant, v. James A. Sperry et al., Respondents.
Lee v. Sperry, 172 App. Div. 895, appeal dismissed.
(Submitted October 11, 1918;
decided October 29, 1918.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered December 19, 1915, unanimously affirming a judgment in favor of defendants entered upon a verdict in an action for libel. Defendants were proprietors of the Brooklyn Daily Times which published a news item stating' that plaintiff had been arrested upon a summons and complaint charging him with grand larceny. The answer pleaded “ truth ” and “ privilege.”
Alexander S. Bacon for appellant.
Robert H. Wilson for respondents.

Opinion:
Appeal dismissed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: His cock, Ch. J., Collin, Cuddeback, Cardozo, Pound and Crane, JJ. Not voting: Andrews, J.