Legal Opinion
New England Tractor Trailer Training of Connecticut, Inc. v. Globe Newspaper Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 24, 1984PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
This libel action brought by the plaintiff, New England Tractor Trailer Training of Connecticut, Inc., arose out of a 1974 Boston Globe “Spotlight” series on career training schools. When filed, the complaint also contained a count asserting a claim on behalf of New England Tractor Trailer Training of Massachusetts, Inc., but this count was later dismissed with prejudice.1 The plaintiff appeals from the allowance of the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Whether the written material involved is defamatory is not before us.
1. Three of the articles in question refer to a “New England…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brauer v. Globe Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1966
- Hanson v. Globe Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- Mary Taylor, Administratrix of the Estate of John H. Taylor, Deceased v. Rederi A/s Volo v. Lavino Shipping Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- White v. SaywardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1851
- United Medical Laboratories, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.District Court, D. Oregon · 1966
3Cited by1 opinion
- New England Tractor-Trailer Training of Connecticut, Inc. v. Globe Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985