Fahy v. Melrose Free Press Inc.

This is an action for libel. The declaration is in two counts. Each count sets forth that the plaintiff was a lieutenant in the police department of Melrose and that the defendant published concerning the plaintiff a false and malicious libel as follows: “ ‘With the tax rate at $36, the highest on record, overburdened taxpayers believe that every city department should adopt methods to insure savings in their expense wherever possible. One way in which apparently a considerable sum could be saved appears to be in the police department where the lieutenant (Fahy),’ meaning the plaintiff, 'uses…