Legal Opinion
Kelley v. Post Publishing Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 3, 1951PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
The plaintiffs appeal from an order sustaining a demurrer to all six counts of their amended decía ration. In substance the allegations common to all these counts are that on or about August 25, 1948, the defendant published a newspaper having a wide circulation in Boston and throughout New England; that at that time the plaintiffs’ daughter was a fifteen year old school girl living at home with the plaintiffs and having at no time achieved notoriety or prominence in the community for any reason; that on or about August 25 the plaintiffs’ daughter was killed while riding as a passenger in an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brents v. MorganCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
- Bazemore v. Savannah HospitalSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Burney v. Children's HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Douglas v. StokesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Themo v. New England Newspaper Publishing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Nader v. General Motors Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1970
- In the Matter of SpringMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Swickard v. Wayne County Medical ExaminerMichigan Supreme Court · 1991
- Brauer v. Globe Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
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