Legal Opinion
Fusco v. Springfield Republican Co.
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided October 3, 1974No. 123; No. 72-R-316Published
1Opinion of the CourtLarkin, J.
This is an appeal from the decision of the trial court which found against the defendant newspaper company in a libel action after allowing the plaintiff to amend a declaration to add a count which ultimately served as the predicate for the adverse ruling against the defendant. Although this case raises potentially significant First Amendment issues relative to the libel laws under New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1963) and its progeny. See, e.g., Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, 403 U.S. 29 (1971); Compare Stone v. Essex County Newspapers, Inc., Mass. Adv. Sheets, 311 N.E. 2d 52…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Curtis Publishing Company, a Corporation v. Louis CasselCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Gallagher v. WheelerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Hazel A. Wheeler and Terry Ann Chenoweth, a Minor, by Richard M. Hughey, Her Guardian v. Dell Publishing Co., and Columbia Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1962
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