Legal Opinion
Sanford v. Boston Herald-Traveler Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 2, 1945PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.
The defendant on April 11, 1941, published as an item of news in its newspaper the unquestionable fact that one Emerson had sued the plaintiff for the alleged “alienation” of Emerson’s wife, charging in his declaration that the plaintiff had had “clandestine meetings and appointments” with her and had “induced her to leave home.” It appeared that later, in February, 1942, when the case of Emerson against the present plaintiff was reached for trial, Emerson offered no evidence and a verdict in favor of the present plaintiff was returned by order of the court. On February 21, 1942, the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SlavskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Cowley v. PulsiferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
- Burt v. Advertiser Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Campbell v. New York Evening Post, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Ellis v. Brockton Publishing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- In Re the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- United States v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Newell v. Field Enterprises, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Boston Herald, Inc. v. SharpeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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