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TRIPOLI v. BOSTON HERALD-TRAVELER CORP.

359 Mass. 150 (1971)

268 N.E.2d 350

JOSEPH C. TRIPOLI vs. BOSTON HERALD-TRAVELER CORPORATION (and a companion case).

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

April 2, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter J. Hurley for the defendants.

Norman M. Shack for the plaintiff.

Present: TAURO, C.J., SPALDING, CUTTER, SPIEGEL, & BRAUCHER, JJ.

SPIEGEL, J.

These are actions for libel brought against a newspaper corporation and against Irene Saint, a former employee of the newspaper. The jury returned verdicts for the plaintiff in the sum of $20,000. The cases are before us on the defendants' exceptions. Two of these exceptions relate to the denial of motions for directed verdicts.

These cases have their origin in what has become generally known as the ...

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