Legal Opinion
Travers v. Shane
Massachusetts Superior Court
Decided July 10, 1995No. 9201489PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtGarsh, J.
Epithets were hurled. A lawsuit followed. This court must now decide whether the disparaging words constitute actionable slander.
The plaintiff, Susan Travers (‘Travers”), commenced this action for slander against the defendant, MarkT. Shane (“Shane”). Shane seeks summary judgment on the ground that the phrase he is alleged to have uttered contains no provably false statement of fact. For the following reasons, the defendant’s motion is ALLOWED.
BACKGROUND
Shane was the chairman of the Swansea School Committee (the “Committee”), a fivemember board elected by the voters of the Town of Swansea.…
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