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MAJOR v. DRAPEAU

No. 83-538-Appeal.

507 A.2d 938 (1986)

William E. MAJOR v. William L. DRAPEAU et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

April 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. Goldberg, Goldberg Goldberg & Goldberg, Pawtucket, for plaintiff.

Gerard M. DeCelles, Abedon Michaelson Stanzler & Biener, Arlene Violet, Atty. Gen., Thomas Martin/Sheila Tobie Swan, Asst. Attys. Gen., Providence, for defendants.

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This appeal involves an action for libel that was tried in the Superior Court. After a jury verdict for the plaintiff, the trial justice granted a new trial. The plaintiff has appealed from that decision, and the defendants have cross-appealed from the trial justice's earlier denial of their motion for a directed verdict. We reverse the granting of a new trial and order an entry of judgment for the defendants.

The plaintiff...

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