Legal Opinion
Pederson v. Time, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 19, 1989PublishedCited by 2,005 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
A judge in the Superior Court ruled that there is no genuine issue of fact whether Edith Pederson’s ward, Alice Totten, was insane so as to toll the running of the statute of limitations against her claims. The judge allowed motions for summary judgment in favor of the defendants, Time, Inc. (Time), Life Magazine (Life) reporter David Friend, photographer Michael O’Brien, and the Department of Mental Health. The guardian appealed the judgment to the Appeals Court. We transferred the case to this court on our own motion. We reverse the judgment.
The guardian filed an unverified complaint on…
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