Case Name: Enrico di Portanova et al., Appellants, v. New York News, Inc., Doing Business as Daily News, Respondent, et al., Defendant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1981-03-31
Citations: 80 A.D.2d 820
Docket Number: 
Parties: Enrico di Portanova et al., Appellants, v New York News, Inc., Doing Business as Daily News, Respondent, et al., Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 80
Pages: 820–820

Head Matter:
Enrico di Portanova et al., Appellants, v New York News, Inc., Doing Business as Daily News, Respondent, et al., Defendant.

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County, entered April 11, 1980 granting defendant New York News, Inc.'s motion to dismiss the complaint against it for failure to state a cause of action, is unanimously affirmed, with costs. Even assuming that the reference to a particular house in Acapulco may be deemed to be "of and concerning" the plaintiffs, the article is not defamatory of plaintiffs and is thus not libelous. Concur — Ross, J.P., Carro, Silverman and Bloom, JJ.