DISEND v. MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL

No. 91-P-908.

33 Mass. App. Ct. 674 (1992)

604 N.E.2d 54

DONNA DISEND vs. MEADOWBROOK SCHOOL.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

December 8, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evan T. Lawson for the plaintiff.

Karen A. Ecker for the defendant.

Present: DREBEN, KASS, & GREENBERG, JJ.


KASS, J.

On the ground that the allegedly libelous document was, on its face, devoid of defamatory content, a Superior Court judge dismissed the complaint in this case for failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted. See Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), 365 Mass. 754 (1974). The plaintiff Donna Disend has appealed. We think the words complained of can reasonably be understood in a defamatory sense and, therefore, reverse the judgment of dismissal.

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