Legal Opinion
New England Tractor-Trailer Training of Connecticut, Inc. v. Globe Newspaper Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 24, 1985PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
The plaintiff, New England Tractor-Trailer Training of Connecticut, Inc. (NETTT-Conn), and New England Tractor-Trailer Training of Mass., Inc. (NETTT-Mass), sued the Globe Newspaper Company (Globe) alleging that a series of articles published by the Globe on career training schools defamed NETTT-Mass and NETTT-Conn. The complaint was in two counts. Count one alleged defamation of NETTT-Mass, and count two alleged defamation of NETTTConn. The Globe filed a motion for summary judgment on count two and on part of count one. Both parties filed affidavits. A judge of the Superior Court in Suffolk…
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