Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York December 16, 1983 (Meadows v. Taft Broadcasting Co.)

— Order unanimously modified and, as modified, affirmed, with costs to plaintiffs, in accordance with the following memorandum: Defendants appeal from an order denying their motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint which alleges defamation in a telecast aired on August 6, 1980 and seeks actual damages of $100,000 and punitive damages of $100,000 for each plaintiff. Plaintiff George W.