Heathcote v. Curtis Publishing Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort.or contract, originally brought by Edna G. Heathcote of Newton and afterwards permitted to be prosecuted by George M. Heathcote, her husband, as the administrator of her estate, against the Curtis Publishing Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and having a place of business in Boston, where it published and distributed a weekly newspaper called the Saturday Evening Post, and published therein an editorial article entitled…
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Tort.or contract, originally brought by Edna G. Heathcote of Newton and afterwards permitted to be prosecuted by George M. Heathcote, her husband, as the administrator of her estate, against the Curtis Publishing Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and having a place of business in Boston, where it published and distributed a weekly newspaper called the Saturday Evening Post, and published therein an editorial article entitled “ Concerning the Three of Us” and certain advertisements of the North American Construction Company, whereby the…
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
Since her marriage to the plaintiff in December, 1909, the plaintiff’s intestate was a subscriber to the “Saturday Evening Post.” In April, 1912, an editorial published by the defendant in that paper, entitled “ Concerning the Three of Us,” stated in substance that the defendant had for years guaranteed every advertisement in its columns to be honest and trustworthy and the “publishers guarantee the integrity of its advertising.” This publication was read by the intestate, who was then thinking of building a house. Before February, 1913, she saw in the “Saturday Evening Post” an advertisement…
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- Eaton v. MayoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
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- Willard v. Bancroft Realty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928