Legal Opinion
Peckham v. Boston Herald, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 26, 1999No. 97-P-1678PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
The plaintiff, John M. Peckham, III, appeals *283from a judgment for the defendant newspaper, the Boston Herald (Herald), on Peckham’s tort claim of public disclosure of private facts under G. L. c. 214, § 1B. The judge correctly allowed the Herald’s motion for summary judgment, although we modify to some extent the rationale relied on by the judge.
The material facts of the case are not disputed. Peckham was a businessman of stature in the Boston community — a leading realtor2 and the president of at least two real estate brokerages, the Peckham Boston Advisory Company and the Investment Network…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. CohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Dino Cinel v. Harry F. Connick, Individually and as District Attorney for the Parish of Orleans, State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Landmark Communications, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Florida Star v. B. J. F.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Ayash v. Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Lemire v. SilvaDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2000
- Howell v. Enterprise Publishing Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2008
- Peckham v. New England Newspapers, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
- Shephard v. Bay Windows, Inc.Massachusetts Superior Court · 2003
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