CLOSE v. LEDERLE

No. 7477.

424 F.2d 988 (1970)

Charles CLOSE, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. John W. LEDERLE et al., Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 28, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter H. Mayo, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., with whom Robert H. Quinn, Atty. Gen., was on brief, for appellants.

Isidore Silver, Brookline, Mass., for appellee.

Before ALDRICH, Chief Judge, McENTEE and COFFIN, Circuit Judges.


ALDRICH, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff, an art instructor at the University of Massachusetts, was asked by a superior if he would care to have an exhibition of his paintings on the walls of a corridor used from time to time for such purposes in the Student Union, a university building. He said that he would. The exhibition, which had been arranged for but not seen by the superior in charge, proved to be controversial. Several administrative meetings were held, attended by...

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