Legal Opinion
Bakal v. Weare
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 18, 1990PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
Plaintiff Peter Bakal appeals from the summary judgment entered by the Superi- or Court (York County, Cole, J.) in this libel action in favor of defendants Kathryn Weare and The Cliff House & Motels, Inc. 1 Because we find that the complained-of statement in context cannot reasonably be interpreted as defamatory, we affirm.
Kathryn Weare is the manager and owner of the Cliff House, an oceanfront resort in York. Peter Bakal owns nearby oceanfront property. The relationship between Bakal and Weare has been strained over the years. At various times Bakal has written her to…
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