Richard H. Williams v. Robert W. Williams

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that the complaint did not state a cause of action for abuse of process, but did state a cause of action for libel; it found that section 74 of the Civil Rights Law does not bar the libel claim, and modified the lower court's order to reverse the abuse of process ruling and affirm the libel claim while staying the libel trial pending resolution of the related Universal action.