Legal Opinion
Materia v. Huff
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 25, 1985PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The defendant Huff appeals from a judgment in a libel action holding himself and three other union members jointly and severally liable for $15,000. The main issue raised by the appeal is Huff’s claim of error in the judge’s instructions to the jury on the plaintiff’s status as a public figure. Because the judge did not instruct the jurors that, as a matter of law, the plaintiff was a limited public figure, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
We summarize the evidence. The plaintiff was secretary-treasurer of Local 526 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen,…
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