Chapadeau v. Utica Observer-Dispatch, Inc.

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1975-12-04

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Wachtler, J. This appeal concerns the granting of summary judgment in favor of the defendant in a defamation action. Appellant, Chapadeau, is a public school teacher who was arrested in Utica on June 10, 1971 and charged with criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument and criminal possession of a dangerous drug, heroin, in the fourth…

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