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BAKAL v. WEARE

583 A.2d 1028 (1990)

Peter A. BAKAL v. Kathryn M. WEARE et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided December 18, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard N. Sharood (orally), Kennebunk, for plaintiff.

Theodore H. Kirchner (orally), Norman, Hanson & Detroy, Portland, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and WATHEN, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, COLLINS, and BRODY, JJ.

McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Peter Bakal appeals from the summary judgment entered by the Superior Court (York County, Cole, J.) in this libel action in favor of defendants Kathryn Weare and The Cliff House & Motels, Inc.1 Because we find that the complained-of statement in context cannot reasonably be interpreted as defamatory, we affirm.

Kathryn Weare is the manager and owner of the Cliff House, an oceanfront...

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