Armand Gregoire, Respondent v. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, Appellants, Defendants

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that sales of copies of a libelous book from a publisher's stock do not constitute republications that create new causes of action; the one‑year statute of limitations runs from the original publication of the book, so the plaintiff's claim is barred. The Court reversed the Appellate Division and affirmed the Special Term judgment, and a dissent argued the opposite view.