Legal Opinion
Foley v. Lowell Sun Publishing Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 19, 1989PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment by a Superior Court judge in a defamation action 2 for the defendant, the Lowell Sun Publishing Company (Sun). The original complaint was based on the Sun’s publication on February 5, 1983, of a newspaper feature entitled “Police log” and headlined: “Officer assaulted; two men charged.” The article reported that Michael J. Foley (Foley) and another man were arrested for assaulting a police officer. 3 Foley contended that the article defamed him by falsely charging him with having committed a crime, because the first sentence of the article…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- King v. Globe Newspaper Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Information Control Corporation v. Genesis One Computer Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Jones v. TaibbiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Myers v. Boston Magazine Co., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Commonwealth v. ElderMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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3Cited by79 opinions
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- Ourfalian v. Aro Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
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