Legal Opinion
Myers v. Boston Magazine Co., Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 29, 1979PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRose, J.
The sole issue on appeal is whether a published description of the plaintiff, a television sports announcer, as "[t]he only newscaster in town who is enrolled in a course for remedial speaking” gives rise to a legally cognizable claim of libel against the defendant publisher. A majority of the panel conclude that it does.
The plaintiff is a sports news announcer at the Boston television station WBZ-TV. We assume, without deciding, as the parties have, that he is a public figure for purposes of a libel suit under the rule of New York, Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), and its progeny.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Assn., Inc. v. BreslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Old Dominion Branch No. 496 v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Nader v. CitronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
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3Cited by3 opinions
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