Legal Opinion
William D. O'Reilly v. Henry C. Malon
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 9, 1984No. 84-1423PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal is from a summary judgment entered by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissing appellants’ defamation action against defendant Interstate Computer Services, Inc. (“ICS”). We affirm the dismissal.
Plaintiff Contemporary Mission, Inc. (“Mission”) is a small religious organization, incorporated in Missouri and based in Connecticut, which supports its apostolate in part by periodic mail solicitation. Plaintiff Father O’Reilly is an officer of Mission. His brother, plaintiff William O’Reilly, is Mission’s counsel.
In January 1978 Mission sued ICS and…
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- In Re DrexlerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1986
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