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Cubides v. Bridge to Spiritual Freedom, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 20, 2000
271 A.D.2d 568 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

Argued March 13, 2000.

April 20, 2000.

In an action to recover damages for defamation, the defendants Bridge to Spiritual Freedom, Inc., and Rebecca Ann Laycock appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Seidell, J.), entered June 11, 1999, as granted that branch of the plaintiffs' motion which was to dismiss the allegations contained in paragraph 29 of the first counterclaim asserted against the plaintiff Angela Cubides.

Bennett, Rice Schure, LLP, Rockville Centre, N.Y. (Kevin P. McDonough of counsel), for appellants.

Meyer Suozzi English Klein, P.C., Mineola, N.Y. (Brian Michael Seltzer and Michele Gartner of counsel), for respondent.

CORNELIUS J. O'BRIEN, J.P., WILLIAM C. THOMPSON, SONDRA MILLER, HOWARD MILLER, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The Supreme Court properly determined that the complained-of portion of the letter sent by the plaintiff Angela Cubides, dated July 6, 1998, was absolutely privileged (see, O'Brien v. Alexander, 898 F. Supp. 162, 170-171, affd 101 F.3d 1479 ; Friedman v. Alexander, 79 A.D.2d 627, 628 ).


Summaries of

Cubides v. Bridge to Spiritual Freedom, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 20, 2000
271 A.D.2d 568 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

Cubides v. Bridge to Spiritual Freedom, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:ANGELA CUBIDES, respondent, et al., plaintiffs, v. BRIDGE TO SPIRITUAL…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Apr 20, 2000

Citations

271 A.D.2d 568 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
707 N.Y.S.2d 341