st Dep't 1956); Siegel v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 32 N.Y.S.2d 658 (1st Dep't 1942); Fowler v. New York Herald, 172 N.Y.S. 423 (ls` Dep't 1918); Preston v. Hobbs, 146 N.Y.S. 419 (1st Dep't 6 See Foretich v. Capital Cities/ABC, Inc., 37 F.3d 1541, 155.60 & n.19 (4th Cir. 1994) (collecting cases). 8 EFTA00595