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TWOHIG v. BOSTON HERALD-TRAVELER CORP.

362 Mass. 807 (1973)

291 N.E.2d 398

JAMES J. TWOHIG vs. BOSTON HERALD-TRAVELER CORPORATION.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

January 12, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry L. McNulty & Walter J. Hurley for the defendant.

James J. Twohig, pro se.

Present: TAURO, C.J., REARDON, HENNESSEY, KAPLAN, & WILKINS, JJ.

TAURO, C.J.

This is an action of tort for libel stemming from the publication of an article by the defendant in its newspaper, The Boston Herald. On September 23, 1971, the jury returned a verdict of $10,000 for the plaintiff. The case is before us on the defendant's exception to a refusal of the trial judge to direct a verdict for the defendant.

We summarize the pertinent evidence. On September 13, 1962, the defendant...

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