Craig v. Proctor
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Two actions of tort for slander in speaking of and concerning each of the two plaintiffs the words which are quoted in the opinion, the plaintiff in the first case being a married man who was engaged in business as a manufacturer of shirts, and the plaintiff in the second case being the wife of one Ezra C. H. Hartford. Writs dated January 12, 1916. The defendant demurred to the declaration in each of the cases, in each case assigning three causes of demurrer.
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Two actions of tort for slander in speaking of and concerning each of the two plaintiffs the words which are quoted in the opinion, the plaintiff in the first case being a married man who was engaged in business as a manufacturer of shirts, and the plaintiff in the second case being the wife of one Ezra C. H. Hartford. Writs dated January 12, 1916. The defendant demurred to the declaration in each of the cases, in each case assigning three causes of demurrer. The first two causes of demurrer were the same in both cases and were as follows: “1. That the alleged slanderous words do not charge…
1Opinion of the CourtBraley, J.
The jury could have found that the words, “Why wouldn’t she have attractive gowns since two men are buying them for her,” and “Allan Craig buys them for her as well as her husband,” were uttered and published concerning the plaintiff Hartford, a married woman living with her husband, and of the plaintiff Craig, a married man. Hanson v. Globe Newspaper Co. 159 Mass. 293, 294. If published in writing or in print, the words which tended to expose the plaintiffs to aversion and disgrace, and to disseminate an evil opinion of them in the community. *341would be libellous and actionable without…
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- Pollard v. LyonSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Garrison v. Sun Printing & Publishing Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Morasse v. BrochuMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
- Twombly v. MonroeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
- Hanson v. Globe Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
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- Ingalls v. Hastings & Sons Publishing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Muchnick v. Post Publishing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
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