Legal Opinion
Joyce v. Globe Newspaper Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 12, 1969PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
This is an action of tort for libel. The publication on or about November 26, 1963, of the news item set out in the margin 1 was admitted. The first count alleged that the publication was false and malicious with intent to injure. The second count alleged that the defendant (Globe) intended “to impute . . . that the plaintiff was committed by judicial process to the Medfield State Hospital; . . . that the plaintiff was judicially removed from his home; that the plaintiff was insane and mentally deranged; that the plaintiff acted improperly at the trial . . ..” The third count alleged that the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mezullo v. MaletzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
- Sheehan v. TobinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
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