Legal Opinion
Friedman v. Globe Newspaper Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 22, 1995No. 94-P-9PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In violation of G. L. c. 231, § 13B, which prohibits the inclusion in a complaint of the amount of money claimed, unless that amount is liquidated (e.g., a promissory note) or susceptible of calculation (e.g., a broker’s commission), the plaintiff inserted in his complaint of libel an ad damnum of $7,200,000. Instructed by a judge of the Superior Court to expunge the ad damnum, the plaintiff persistently failed to do so. Ultimately, the judge dismissed the complaint and ordered entry of judgment for the defendants. This appeal followed.
The Superior Court dismissed the plaintiffs initial…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Rafael Figueroa Ruiz v. Jose E. AlegriaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Bucchiere v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Mmoe v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Monahan v. WashburnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Nickerson v. GlinesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Green v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1996
- Orchard v. OrchardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
- Coady v. StackMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1995
- Reznik v. FriswellMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2003
- Reznik v. GaraffoMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2006
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