Legal Opinion
Godbout v. Cousens
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 19, 1985PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The issue raised by these appeals is the correctness of rulings by two Superior Court judges granting summary judgments in favor of four defendants on the plaintiff’s claims for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. 2 The plaintiff appeals. The defendant Jones appeals from a ruling granting the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment on his counterclaim.
1. The parties. The plaintiff, Joyce Godbout, was appointed to the council on aging (COA) by the board of selectmen of Bellingham (board) in 1976. Subsequently she was elected president by the members of the COA.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hutchinson v. ProxmireSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Agis v. Howard Johnson Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- McDonald v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by147 opinions
- Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- King v. Globe Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Tetrault v. MahoneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- ELM Medical Laboratory, Inc. v. RKO General, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Manning v. NobileMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
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