Legal Opinion
Cole v. Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 20, 1982PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The plaintiff, John D. Cole, III (Cole), brought this action in the Superior Court for alleged defamation by Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, Inc. (Westinghouse), WBZ-TV, Seymour Yanoff, individually and as general manager of WBZ-TV, Amy Konowitz, individually and as official spokesperson for WBZ-TV and Alan Frank, individually and as program manager of WBZ-TV. At the close of the plaintiff’s case, the trial judge allowed motions by Frank and Konowitz for directed verdicts, but denied similar motions by Westinghouse and Yanoff. 2 Westinghouse and Yanoff renewed their motions for directed…
2Cases cited13 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
- Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc. v. BreslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Old Dominion Branch No. 496 v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Rinaldi v. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by82 opinions
- Bertell Ollman v. Rowland Evans, Robert NovakCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- King v. Globe Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Wampler v. HigginsOhio Supreme Court · 2001
- Lyons v. Globe Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Henry v. HalliburtonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
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