New York Supreme Court December 30, 1966 (Angelica Co. v. Goodman)

George Tilzer, J.

Plaintiff is a North Carolina corporation engaged substantially or exclusively in the mail-order business and particularly in the delivery by mail of cigarettes to users in this city and State. It has instituted this suit in defamation based, as alleged, on statements and press release as reflected in a New York Times news article which plaintiff claims defamed it.