Shor v. Billingsley
Supreme Court of New York County, Special Term
158 N.Y.S.2d 476 (1956)
Relevant factsFree
The defendant made an unscripted, ad-libbed remark on a national radio broadcast implying the plaintiff owed money to many people; the plaintiff sued for defamation, and the defendant moved to dismiss, arguing the statement couldn't constitute libel because it was never reduced to writing or read from a script.
IssueFree
Whether an oral statement on a national radio broadcast not read from a script may be considered libel.