Gouthro v. Gilgun

The plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court granting the defendants’ motions for judgment notwithstanding the jury’s verdicts in an action in tort for libel. We affirm.

Gouthro and the defendant Gilgun were incumbent candidates for alderman and mayor, respectively, when Gilgun placed a paid political advertisement in the Woburn Daily Times. Pertinent portions of the advertisement are set forth in the margin. 2 The evidence showed that both Gilgun and the Woburn Daily Times knew that Gouthro had been paid as a reserve police officer and had received a reduction on the assessment…