BEAL v. BANGOR PUB. CO.


714 A.2d 805 (1998)

1998 ME 176

Melrose BEAL, et al. v. BANGOR PUBLISHING COMPANY, et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided July 17, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Watson (orally), McTeague, Higbee, MacAdam, Case, Watson & Cohen, Topsham, for plaintiffs.

Bernard J. Kubetz (orally), Thad B. Zmistowski, Eaton, Peabody, Bradford & Veague, P.A., Bangor, for defendants.

Before WATHEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA, and SAUFLEY, JJ.


RUDMAN, Justice.

[¶ 1] The Bangor Publishing Company and Paul Sylvain (collectively "Bangor Publishing") appeal from the judgment entered in the Superior Court (Washington County, Kravchuk, C.J.) following a jury verdict in favor of Melrose Beal and Betty Beal (collectively "Beal") on Beal's complaint against Bangor Publishing seeking damages for libel for an article published in the Bangor Daily News. Bangor Publishing argues on appeal that the...

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