Myers v. Boston Magazine Co., Inc.

7 Mass. App. Ct. 676 (1979)

389 N.E.2d 779

JAMES D. MYERS, JR.

vs.

BOSTON MAGAZINE COMPANY, INC.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 14, 1979.

May 29, 1979.

Present: GRANT, ROSE, & KASS, JJ.

Richard K. Latimer for the plaintiff.

Joseph D. Steinfield for the defendant.

ROSE, 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.