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JOYCE v. GLOBE NEWSPAPER CO.

355 Mass. 492 (1969)

245 N.E.2d 822

EDWARD M. JOYCE vs. GLOBE NEWSPAPER COMPANY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 12, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Joyce, pro se.

Robert J. Hallisey (Gary A. Spiess with him) for the defendant.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., SPALDING, WHITTEMORE, SPIEGEL, & REARDON, JJ.

WHITTEMORE, J.

This is an action of tort for libel. The publication on or about November 26, 1963, of the news item set out in the margin1 was admitted. The first count alleged that the publication was false and malicious with intent to injure. The second count alleged that the defendant (Globe) intended "to impute ... that the plaintiff was committed by judicial process to the Medfield State...

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