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MARTIN v. ROY

No. 99-P-1649.

54 Mass. App. Ct. 642 (2002)

TONY MARTIN v. AVIK ROY.

Court of Appeals of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

May 8, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winston Kendall for the plaintiff.

Robert A. Bertsche (Jennifer L. Chiasson with him) for the defendant.

Present: PORADA, COWIN, & MILLS, JJ.

PORADA, J.

Wellesley College professor Tony Martin brought a defamation action in the Superior Court against student reporter Avik Roy, based upon a statement1 contained in an article published in the September, 1993, edition of a Wellesley-M.I.T. student journal called Counterpoint. Roy moved for summary judgment. A Superior Court judge denied the motion on the ground that Martin's status as a public figure was a factual issue to be determined...

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