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HEALEY v. NEW ENGLAND NEWSPAPERS, INC.

No. 84-351-Appeal.

520 A.2d 147 (1987)

Paul J.M. HEALEY, M.D. v. NEW ENGLAND NEWSPAPERS, INC. d/b/a The Pawtucket Evening Times.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

February 2, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Kelly, Carroll Kelly & Murphy, John R. Mahoney, Baluch Mahoney & Gianfrancesco, Providence, for plaintiff.

Michael Horan, Pawtucket, for defendant.

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This matter is before the court on the plaintiff's appeal from a directed verdict entered for the defendants. The Superior Court lawsuit for defamation arose out of two newspaper articles published by the defendant the Pawtucket Evening Times (hereinafter The Times) on June 24 and June 25, 1980, regarding the actions of the plaintiff, Dr. Paul J.M. Healey. At the close of the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict. The...

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