Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Antelman
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 9, 1980PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHale, C. J.
The plaintiff brought an action in the Superi- or Court for libel and tortious interference with advantageous relationships. According to her complaint, as amended, the plaintiff was the director of the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts, Inc., and of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, Inc. The amended complaint incorporated a press release allegedly published by the defendant on July 22, 1971, and singled out four statements as the bases for her action. Those statements are set out in the margin. 1 The press release was printed on the stationery of a group called the Jewish Survival…
2Cases cited12 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
- Community National Bank v. DawesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Stone v. Essex County Newspapers, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- DiSilva v. Polaroid Co.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1985
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