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TARTAGLIA v. TOWNSEND

19 Mass. App. Ct. 693 (1985)

477 N.E.2d 178

WAYNE TARTAGLIA vs. ROBERT TOWNSEND & another.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

April 23, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Gold for the plaintiff.

Carol J. Paquin for the defendants.

Present: BROWN, CUTTER, & KASS, JJ.

CUTTER, J.

This action for libel was brought in the Superior Court on January 3, 1984, by Wayne Tartaglia (Wayne) because of the later of two articles by Townsend, published in The Enterprise, a Brockton newspaper (newspaper). The articles appeared in a weekly boxing column called "Ringwise." The first article (November 4, 1983) described a portrait of the late pugilist "Rocky" Marciano, a former heavyweight champion, held in great esteem in his native city, Brockton...

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