Legal Opinion
Runels v. Lowell Sun Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 30, 1945PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
The plaintiffs Runels and Reynolds, superintendent and assistant superintendent respectively of the *468water department of the city of Lowell, brought these actions of tort for libel against the defendant, the publisher of a newspaper in that city. Verdicts were returned for both plaintiff's, and the cases come here on exceptions taken by the defendant to numerous rulings during the trial and to the denial of motions for a new trial.
The article alleged to be libelous was published in an issue of the defendant’s newspaper (The Lowell Sun) on July 8, 1941, and in substance stated that former Mayor…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SlavskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Barnes v. Berkshire Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Drew v. DrewMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Bendett v. BendettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Commonwealth v. ScottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FrenchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
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- Commonwealth v. TaylorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. StoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
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