Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York February 2, 1934 (Sumner v. Liberty Publishing Corp.)

Townley, J.

Plaintiff brought this libel action to recover damages for injuries to his good name and reputation and his *119professional standing as an attorney because of an article in the defendant’s publication.

The libel was part of a lengthy article criticising the so-called “ patronage racket.