Legal Opinion
Cefalu v. Globe Newspaper Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 11, 1979PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
In connection with stories which it published on April 23,1973, and on September 29,1974, The Boston Globe twice published a photograph of persons lined up to collect unemployment benefits at the Hurley Building. That picture included the plaintiff Cefalu, who complains of libel and invasion of privacy. Summary judgments were entered in favor of the defendant and from these judgments Cefalu has appealed. We think no libel or invasion of privacy occurred and affirm the judgments.
We draw the basic facts from the pleadings and the affidavits filed in support of and opposition to summary…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Community National Bank v. DawesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Herbert v. LandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Appleby v. Daily Hampshire GazetteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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