MUCHNICK v. POST PUBLISHING CO.


332 Mass. 304 (1955)

125 N.E.2d 137

ISADORE H.Y. MUCHNICK vs. POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

March 1, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris Michelson, for the plaintiff.

Chester C. Steadman, for the defendant.

Present: QUA, C.J., RONAN, WILKINS, SPALDING, & WILLIAMS, JJ.


WILKINS, J.

The plaintiff was chairman of the school committee of the city of Boston when the defendant on five successive days beginning December 2, 1952, published concerning him in its newspaper, the Boston Post, an editorial, news articles, and letters. In this action of tort for libel there are thirteen counts, each based on a separate publication. The defendant's demurrer to each count was sustained, and the plaintiff appealed.

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